As of 2023, there were reserves of approximately 50 billion metric tons of phosphate rock in Morocco, making it the country with the largest reserves of this commodity in the world. Overall, there are global phosphate rock reserves of approximately 74 billion metric tons.
Reserves of phosphate rock worldwide in 2023, by country
(in million metric tons)
* Production data for large mines only, as reported by National Bureau of Statistics of China.
** For Australia, Joint Ore Reserves Committee-compliant reserves were about 124 million tons.
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US Geological Survey. (January 29, 2024). Reserves of phosphate rock worldwide in 2023, by country (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/681747/phosphate-rock-reserves-by-country/
US Geological Survey. "Reserves of phosphate rock worldwide in 2023, by country (in million metric tons)." Chart. January 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/681747/phosphate-rock-reserves-by-country/
US Geological Survey. (2024). Reserves of phosphate rock worldwide in 2023, by country (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/681747/phosphate-rock-reserves-by-country/
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Reserves of phosphate rock worldwide in 2023, by country (in million metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, January 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/681747/phosphate-rock-reserves-by-country/