46  MINERALS IN THE WORLD ECONOMY—1989TABLE 30 
 
LEADING WORLD PRODUCERS OF NITROGEN IN AMMONIA' 
(Thousand metric tons, N content) 
 
Country 1985 1986 1987 1988~ 
1989C 
 
U.S.S.R.  18,300 19,600 20,000 r ~Chinac  15,000 15,500 14,500 16,200United
States  12,915 10,804 12,004 12,544India3  4,270 r4,933 5,300 C6,205Canada
 2,976 2,910 2,887 3,298Netherlands  2,516 2,692 2,828 2,956Romania  2,880
3,040 2,788 e2,~Indonesia  2,057 2,299 2,364 2,367Poland  1,812 2,124 2,177
e2,200Mexico  1,859 1,602 1,744 2,067Japan  1,646 1,508 1,556 1,524TrinidadandTobago
 ~ 1,141 1,128 1,386Germany, Federal Republic of  1,908 1,570 1,932 1,750France
 2,012 2,022 2,029 el,832Italy  rl,215 11,553 1,435 1,560Pakistan  1,107
1,154 1,179 1,202GermanDemocraticRepublic  1,206 1,193 1,176 1,156Bulgaria
 1,138 1,091 1,070 el,o50United Kingdom  1,767 1,388 1,415 1,105 Total -
r75,897 16,736 78,097 82,197Other  r15,159 ~ 16,018 16,317 Grand total  '
91,056
r91,558 94,115 98,514 
20,100 
17,000 
212,54~ 
 
6,700 
23,332 
 
23~1 
 
2,600 
22,5~ 
 
2,200 
2,100 
1,550 
1,514 
1,500 
1,476 
21,44~ 
 
1,200 
1,150 
1,050 
21,037 
82,991 
16,593 
 
99,584 
19,620 
15,640 
12,163 
5,482 
3,081 
2,799 
2,822 
2,323 
2,103 
1,874 
1,557 
1,250 
1,732 
1,874 
1,442 
1,168 
1,176 
1,080 
1,342 
79,184 
15,782 
 
94,965 
eEstimatcd. PPreliminary. 1Rcviscd. 
 
 
' Table includes data available through May 30, 1990. 
 
 
2Reportcd figure. 
 
 
3Data are for years beginning Apr. 1 ofthat stated. 
 
 
TABLE 31 
 
 
LEADING WORLD PRODUCERS OF PHOSPHATE ROCK' 
 
 
(Thousand metric tons, gross weight) 
 
 
 
Country 
1985 
1986 
1987 
1988~ 
1989~ 
 
United States 
50,835 
33,750 
20,737 
6,970 
4,530 
6,067 
4,076 
4,214 
2,452 
2,433 
136,064 
r12,785 
 
rl48,849 
38,710 
 
33,900 
 
21,178 
 
6,700 
 
5,951 
 
6,249 
 
3,673 
 
4,509 
 
2,314 
 
2,920 
 
126,104 
 
r12,765 
 
r138,869 
40,954 
34,100 
e20,~ 
 
9,000 
e6,39~ 
 
6,800 
3,798 
4,777 
2,644 
2,623 
131,086 
13,145 
 
144,231 
45,389 
r34,400 
 
25,015 
15,000 
6,103 
 
6,61 1 
3,479 
4,672 
3,464 
~2,850 
146,983 
13,392 
 
160,375 
248,8~ 
 
34,400 
 
24,400 
15,500 
6,100 
 
6,000 
3,922 
3,580 
23,355 
 
2,900 
149,023 
13,245 
 
162,268 
44,951 
 
34,110 
 
22,266 
 
10,634 
 
5,815 
 
6,345 
 
3,790 
 
4,350 
 
2,846 
 
2,745 
 
137,852 
 
13,066 
 
150,918 
U.S.S.R.C 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Morocco3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chinae 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tunisia 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jordan 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Israel - 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Brazil 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Togo 
 
 
 
 
 
 
South Africa, Republic of 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Grand total 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CEstimated. PPreliminaiy. rRevised. 
 
' Includes only phosphate rock Thomas slag and guano are excluded. Table
includes data available through May 30, 1990. 
2Reported figure. 
3lncludes output from Western Sahara.