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Sample dataPhosphate rock is the source of phosphorus fertilisers, a food-security commodity, and increasingly of purified phosphoric acid for LFP batteries. Morocco (OCP) holds about 70% of the world's reserves and is the largest exporter of rock, acid and fertiliser. Egypt, Tunisia, Senegal, Togo, Algeria and South Africa also produce. The EU lists phosphate rock as a critical raw material.
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Phosphate rock (phosphorite)
Unit: t · HS 2510.10
graded by P2O5 (typically 28–34%) or BPL (bone phosphate of lime, e.g. 68–72 BPL); impurities Cd, U, MgO, Fe2O3+Al2O3, Cl
Phosphoric acid (merchant grade ~52–54% P2O5); purified phosphoric acid (PPA) for LFP/food
Unit: t · HS 2510.20
Fertilisers
Unit: t · HS 2809.20
DAP, MAP, TSP, NPK
ARAM sourcing assessment
Strategic (food and LFP) but controlled by state producers. Fits as a relationship/introduction line and for smaller West African producers (Senegal, Togo). Listing status: Contract.
Morocco
OCP — Khouribga, Benguerir/Youssoufia; (Bou Craa is in Western Sahara — see compliance)
Egypt
Abu Tartur, Red Sea, Nile Valley deposits
Tunisia
CPG (Gafsa basin)
Senegal
Taïba (ICS, Indorama), Matam
Togo
SNPT (Hahotoé-Kpogamé)
Algeria
Djebel Onk
South Africa
Foskor (Phalaborwa — igneous apatite)
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 — African rows of the world production & reserves table
World Mine Production and Reserves: Significant revisions were made to the 2024 production for Morocco, Syria, to be completed by 2028 were ongoing in Brazil, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Morocco, and Russia. Significant new mining projects that were planned to be completed after 2028 were under development in Canada, Congo (Brazzaville), Algeria 2,000 2,000 2,200,000 Egypt 5,300 5,500 2,800,000 Morocco 35,300 36,000 50,000,000 Senegal 2,800 2,800 50,000 South Africa 2,220 2,200 1,500,000 Togo 1,560 1,600 30,000 Tunisia 3,280 3,300 2,500,000 World total (rounded) 239,000 250,000 73,000,000
| Year | Country | HS | Value | Net weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Morocco | 280920 | $2.86bn | 4.36 Mt |
| 2023 | Morocco | 280920 | $1.28bn | 1.87 Mt |
| 2024 | Morocco | 2510 | $959.9m | 7.57 Mt |
| 2023 | Morocco | 2510 | $764.3m | 4.57 Mt |
| 2023 | Senegal | 280920 | $436.5m | 492.9 kt |
| 2024 | Senegal | 280920 | $434.8m | 499.2 kt |
| 2023 | Egypt | 2510 | $398.3m | — |
| 2024 | Egypt | 2510 | $370.9m | 1.64 Mt |
| 2023 | Tunisia | 280920 | $338.4m | 640.9 kt |
| 2023 | Togo | 2510 | $280.1m | 1.67 Mt |
| 2024 | Tunisia | 280920 | $212.8m | 193.0 kt |
| 2024 | South Africa | 2510 | $212.2m | 1.07 Mt |
Mirror data fills gaps where exporters report late or incompletely.
| Year | Buyer | Origin | HS | Value | Net weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | India | Morocco | 280920 | $526.7m | 550.3 kt |
| 2023 | India | Senegal | 280920 | $499.2m | 497.9 kt |
| 2024 | India | Senegal | 280920 | $455.5m | 470.2 kt |
| 2024 | India | Morocco | 280920 | $395.8m | 425.1 kt |
| 2024 | India | Morocco | 2510 | $319.1m | 1.74 Mt |
| 2023 | India | Morocco | 2510 | $298.5m | 1.37 Mt |
| 2024 | India | Togo | 2510 | $283.9m | 1.22 Mt |
| 2023 | India | Togo | 2510 | $241.1m | 987.7 kt |
| 2024 | India | Egypt | 2510 | $214.7m | 1.66 Mt |
| 2023 | India | Tunisia | 280920 | $214.3m | 207.4 kt |
| 2023 | India | Egypt | 2510 | $203.6m | 1.40 Mt |
| 2024 | Belgium | Morocco | 280920 | $147.1m | 213.6 kt |
Source: UN Comtrade (public data). Values in US$.
Minerals trade on formula prices: a published benchmark × metal content × payable percentage, less treatment charges and impurity penalties, settled on independent assay. Payment is typically by documentary letter of credit, with 90–95% provisional payment against shipping documents and the balance on final assay.
Request terms for Phosphate RockCross-border
Permit / licence
State-controlled producers (OCP, CPG, SNPT) sell directly; export licences
Primary source
Cross-border
No special restriction
EU Fertilising Products Regulation 2019/1009: Cd limit 60 mg/kg P2O5 (OCP reports <20 mg/kg for EU-bound fertiliser since 2025)
Primary source
Morocco (OCP) holds the world's largest phosphate reserves; exports rock, phosphoric acid and fertilisers. Rock is specified by P2O5 / BPL (e.g. Platts FOB Morocco 68–72 BPL) and impurities; OCP states EU-bound fertiliser <20 mg Cd/kg P2O5 since Jan 2025 vs EU limit 60 mg/kg. Due-diligence flag: Bou Craa phosphate from Western Sahara is contested (EU court rulings; WSRW) — confirm mine of origin.
Source 1 · ocpgroup.maSource 2 · saferphosphates.comSource 3 · spglobal.comSource 4 · wsrw.orgSource 5 · afdb.org
Research compiled September 2026 from USGS, UN Comtrade, producer and regulator publications. Facts marked “reported” come from secondary sources and should be confirmed before contracting.
On the ground · Phosphate Rock
The mines and districts that define supply, with their operators. They are shown for geographic context: third-party operations, not ARAM sites, and not the source of any particular lot. Ownership and status as publicly reported in 2026.
Mining complexSouth Africa
Operated by Palabora Mining Company; Foskor; Rainbow Rare Earths (phosphogypsum project)
A carbonatite complex hosting one of Africa's largest open pits (copper), phosphate operations (Foskor) and rare earths recoverable from phosphogypsum stacks.
Photo: Daniel Kraft · CC BY-SA 3.0
Producing mineMorocco
Operated by OCP Group
The largest phosphate mining basin in the world, linked by slurry pipeline to the Jorf Lasfar processing hub.
Photo: Bertrand SOUBEYRAND · CC BY 4.0
Mining districtTunisia
Operated by Compagnie des Phosphates de Gafsa
Tunisia's phosphate basin around Metlaoui and Redeyef.
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0
Mike Davis, CC0
Nessa Eull, CC0
ASRASR, CC BY-SA 4.0
Robert M. Lavinsky, CC BY-SA 3.0
Reference specimens of the ore minerals and products, from public collections. They illustrate the material, not a specific ARAM lot or source.
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