Phosphate reserves

WORLD PHOSPHATE ROCK RESERVES AND RESOURCES (thousand tons)
Country Economic reserves Life (years) Resources
United States 1,300,000 27 5,200,000
Former Soviet Union 1,300,000 33 1,300,000
Morocco & Western Sahara 7,000,000 318 22,000,000
China 210,000 12 210,000
Jordan 600,000 100 700,000
Tunisia 267,000 41 533,000
Israel 190,000
Togo 40,000 12 70,000
South Africa 2,500,000 960 2,500,000
Senegal 160,000 73 160,000
Others 725,000 3,725,000