Phosphate Rock Production rose 198% to 90.5 kt in Colombia in 2015

Phosphate Rock Production (kt), 2015
Metals & Mining | Colombia | July 14, 2018
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Phosphate rock production rose 198% to 90.5 kt in Colombia in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.

Historically, phosphate rock production in Colombia reached an all time high of 90.5 kt in 2015 and an all time low of 1.32 kt in 1978. When compared to Colombia's main peers, phosphate rock production in Brazil amounted to 5,600 kt, 11,162 kt in Peru and 26.3 kt in Venezuela in 2015.

Colombia has been ranked 27th within the group of 39 countries we follow in terms of phosphate rock production, 1 place below 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
Bolivia kt ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Brazil kt 6,084 6,192 6,738 6,740 6,715
Chile kt 14.9 51.4 17.6 16.9 17.9
Colombia kt 48.0 50.0 50.0 54.0 49.4
Guyana kt ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Peru kt ... ... ... ... ... 1,134 8,889 10,346 14,842
Trinidad and Tobago kt ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Venezuela kt 363 85.2 168 152 98.5