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Phosphorus (P)

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Atomic number
15
Period · group
3 · 15
Block
p-block

Who trades phosphate rock

$5.3 bn of phosphate rock products crossed borders in 2024: ores and concentrates $5.3 bn.

Largest exporters

  1. 1Morocco$1.5 bn29%
  2. 2Jordan$1.0 bn20%
  3. 3Peru$523 m10%
  4. 4Egypt$400 m8%
  5. 5Togo$354 m7%
  6. 6South Africa$260 m5%
  7. 7Algeria$225 m4%
  8. 8Russia$202 m4%

Largest importers

  1. 1India$1.9 bn36%
  2. 2United States of America$326 m6%
  3. 3Netherlands$267 m5%
  4. 4Indonesia$234 m4%
  5. 5Belgium$229 m4%
  6. 6Türkiye$212 m4%
  7. 7Mexico$182 m3%
  8. 8China$176 m3%

Trade values in current US dollars (ores, concentrates, intermediates, chemicals and refined metal), not prices. Source: CEPII BACI (HS22), Etalab Open Licence 2.0 — details.