Phosphate rock production rose 17.9% to 142,039 kt in China in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, phosphate rock production in China reached an all time high of 142,039 kt in 2015 and an all time low of 1,700 kt in 1970.
China has been ranked 1st within the group of 39 countries we follow in terms of phosphate rock production, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Phosphate Rock Production | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Bangladesh | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Canada | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 901 | 827 | 851 | 516 | 316 | ... | ... | |||||||||
| China | kt | 60,209 | 68,070 | 81,223 | 95,296 | 108,510 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| India | kt | 1,605 | 2,097 | 2,260 | 1,941 | 1,454 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mexico | kt | 1,422 | 1,507 | 1,691 | 1,725 | 2,217 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | kt | ... | ... | 17.6 | 47.4 | 31.0 | 69.4 | 105 | ||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 9,538 | 10,300 | 9,800 | 10,017 | 10,500 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sri Lanka | kt | 36.3 | 47.8 | 58.5 | 47.6 | 49.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 26,400 | 25,800 | 28,100 | 30,100 | 31,200 |
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