|
Home > Minerals > Phosphate Rock >
| TABLE 12 | ||
| PHOSPHATE ROCK ANNUAL | ||
| WORLD PRODUCTION CAPACITY, | ||
| DECEMBER 31, 20061 | ||
| (Thousand metric tons) | ||
| Region/country | Capacity | |
| Africa | 52,000 | |
| Asia | 50,000 | |
| Europe and Russia | 14,500 | |
| Latin America and Cana | 7,800 | |
| Middle East | 15,000 | |
| Oceania | 3,000 | |
| United States | 34,700 | |
| Total | ###### | |
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three | ||
| significant digits; may not add to totals | ||
| shown. | ||
| Sources: International Fertilizer Industry | ||
| Association and U.S. Geological Survey. | ||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program