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<strong>Production</strong> of phosphate rock tonnes<br />
Country 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006<br />
Finland 799 814 799 339 838 000 823 000 857 922<br />
Russia 10 763 000 11 072 600 11 345 300 11 317 400 10 866 800<br />
Algeria 741 000 905 000 784 000 902 300 1 510 233<br />
Burkina Faso 2 350 2 400 2 400 *2 400 *2 400<br />
Egypt 1 218 561 2 183 200 2 218 900 3 269 538 2 176 900<br />
Morocco 23 028 000 23 338 000 26 675 000 28 788 000 27 097 500<br />
Senegal<br />
Phosphate rock 1 549 100 1 499 600 1 576 000 1 451 000 584 000<br />
Aluminium phosphate (a) 1 557 3 516 1 600 1 520 1 500<br />
South Africa 2 803 265 2 642 970 2 735 150 2 576 885 2 628 714<br />
Tanzania *7 650 3 738 6 570 1 975 3 700<br />
Togo 1 280 600 1 471 200 1 115 200 1 020 900 1 156 500<br />
Tunisia 7 461 000 7 889 900 8 050 800 8 220 400 7 838 000<br />
Zimbabwe 84 926 80 034 83 391 45 705 65 838<br />
Canada 1 003 000 980 500 1 064 000 888 000 530 000<br />
Mexico 4 764 5 500 350 350 7 500<br />
USA 36 100 000 35 000 000 35 800 000 36 300 000 *30 700 000<br />
Brazil (d) 5 083 703 5 583 778 5 689 000 5 631 000 5 801 000<br />
Chile 19 541 21 300 21 465 20 363 13 836<br />
Colombia *43 000 *43 000 *43 000 *43 000 *43 000<br />
Peru 45 252 11 610 45 504 — —<br />
Venezuela 390 342 260 008 300 057 392 000 *400 000<br />
China *26 000 000 24 470 000 26 174 300 30 450 000 38 959 500<br />
Christmas Island (b) (c) (e) 517 000 585 737 655 474 757 013 724 278<br />
India (f) 1 212 834 1 435 959 1 722 983 1 372 951 1 464 000<br />
Iran 303 000 224 000 229 575 324 166 *300 000<br />
Iraq *100 000 — — — —<br />
Israel 4 091 000 3 707 000 3 290 000 3 236 000 2 949 000<br />
Jordan 7 123 887 6 762 279 6 222 775 6 374 725 5 804 991<br />
Kazakhstan 1 197 800 1 260 300 1 706 500 1 534 100 1 059 300<br />
Korea, Dem. P.R. of *100 000 *100 000 *100 000 *100 000 *100 000<br />
Pakistan (e) 1 362 2 562 4 614 2 687 2 996<br />
Sri Lanka 38 775 41 357 43 520 41 978 44 143<br />
Syria 2 482 916 2 400 757 2 882 420 3 500 000 3 664 000<br />
Thailand 3 680 13 870 2 580 3 020 900<br />
Uzbekistan 426 000 433 400 482 000 468 000 600 000<br />
Vietnam 779 000 821 000 902 000 1 065 600 1 215 000<br />
Australia 2 026 971 2 286 247 2 015 597 1 935 630 2 083 454<br />
Nauru (b) (e) 161 950 112 900 *29 000 *18 000 *84 000<br />
<strong>World</strong> Total 139 000 000 138 000 000 145 000 000 153 000 000 151 000 000<br />
Note(s):-<br />
(1) In addition to the countries listed, Indonesia is believed to produce phosphate rock<br />
(a) Including lime phosphates<br />
(b) Exports<br />
(c) Including phosphate dust<br />
(d) Including beneficiated and directly shipped material<br />
(e) Years ended 30 June of that stated<br />
(f) Years ended 31 March following that stated<br />
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