Monthly average, September 2026
Price of phosphate rock, free on board in North Africa.
| Unit | Price (USD) |
|---|---|
| metric ton | 170.00 |
| Year | Average | High | Low | Change | In today's dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 158.82 | 170.00 | 152.50 | +4.1% | 161.07 |
| 2025 | 152.50 | 152.50 | 152.50 | 0.0% | 159.60 |
| 2024 | 152.50 | 152.50 | 152.50 | −52.9% | — |
| 2023 | 323.82 | 347.50 | 152.50 | +21.7% | — |
| 2022 | 266.16 | 320.00 | 172.50 | +116.0% | — |
| 2021 | 123.22 | 176.70 | 85.00 | +62.0% | — |
| 2020 | 76.06 | 83.30 | 70.80 | −13.5% | — |
| 2019 | 87.96 | 102.50 | 72.50 | +0.1% | — |
| 2018 | 87.91 | 99.20 | 80.00 | −2.0% | — |
| 2017 | 89.69 | 97.50 | 80.00 | −18.8% | — |
| 2016 | 110.46 | 122.60 | 97.50 | −8.2% | — |
| 2015 | 120.32 | 124.00 | 110.50 | +8.9% | — |
| 2014 | 110.46 | 119.50 | 97.50 | −12.6% | — |
| 2013 | 126.33 | 182.50 | 84.40 | −31.7% | — |
| 2012 | 184.92 | 195.00 | 160.00 | +13.1% | — |
| 2011 | 163.56 | 195.00 | 125.00 | +55.3% | — |
| 2010 | 105.32 | 125.00 | 90.00 | −52.7% | — |
| 2009 | 222.75 | 450.00 | 90.00 | −8.2% | — |
| 2008 | 242.74 | 450.00 | 71.50 | +366.6% | — |
| 2007 | 52.03 | 71.50 | 44.00 | +18.2% | — |
| 2006 | 44.00 | 44.00 | 44.00 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 44.00 | 44.00 | 44.00 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 44.00 | 44.00 | 44.00 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 44.00 | 44.00 | 44.00 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 44.00 | 44.00 | 44.00 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 44.00 | 44.00 | 44.00 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 44.00 | 44.00 | 44.00 | +2.8% | — |
| 1999 | 42.80 | 44.00 | 32.50 | +31.7% | — |
| 1998 | 32.50 | 32.50 | 32.50 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 32.50 | 32.50 | 32.50 | −1.6% | — |
| 1996 | 33.03 | 33.50 | 32.50 | +1.1% | — |
| 1995 | 32.67 | 33.50 | 31.50 | +2.6% | — |
| 1994 | 31.83 | 33.50 | 31.50 | +1.1% | — |
| 1993 | 31.50 | 31.50 | 31.50 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 31.50 | 31.50 | 31.50 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 31.50 | 31.50 | 31.50 | +0.7% | — |
| 1990 | 31.29 | 31.50 | 31.00 | +0.9% | — |
| 1989 | 31.00 | 31.00 | 31.00 | −1.9% | — |
| 1988 | 31.60 | 32.00 | 31.00 | −7.5% | — |
| 1987 | 34.15 | 36.00 | 32.00 | −5.1% | — |
| 1986 | 36.00 | 36.00 | 36.00 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 36.00 | 36.00 | 36.00 | +8.9% | — |
| 1984 | 33.07 | 36.00 | 31.50 | −16.9% | — |
| 1983 | 39.81 | 47.50 | 31.50 | −7.4% | — |
| 1982 | 42.97 | 51.00 | 35.00 | −12.2% | — |
| 1981 | 48.96 | 51.00 | 44.00 | +9.6% | — |
| 1980 | 44.67 | 54.00 | 39.00 | +25.9% | — |
| 1979 | 35.48 | 39.00 | 32.50 | +13.4% | — |
| 1978 | 31.28 | 32.50 | 28.00 | −49.4% | — |
| 1977 | 61.79 | 142.50 | 31.20 | +72.4% | — |
| 1976 | 35.83 | 40.00 | 35.00 | −46.7% | — |
| 1975 | 67.17 | 68.00 | 58.00 | +23.2% | — |
| 1974 | 54.53 | 65.00 | 42.00 | +295.1% | — |
| 1973 | 13.80 | 13.80 | 13.80 | +20.0% | — |
| 1972 | 11.50 | 11.50 | 11.50 | +1.8% | — |
| 1971 | 11.30 | 11.30 | 11.30 | +2.7% | — |
| 1970 | 11.00 | 11.00 | 11.00 | −2.7% | — |
| 1969 | 11.30 | 11.30 | 11.30 | −1.7% | — |
| 1968 | 11.50 | 11.50 | 11.50 | −4.2% | — |
| 1967 | 12.00 | 12.00 | 12.00 | −7.7% | — |
| 1966 | 13.00 | 13.00 | 13.00 | −7.1% | — |
| 1965 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | +12.0% | — |
| 1964 | 12.50 | 12.50 | 12.50 | +8.7% | — |
| 1963 | 11.50 | 11.50 | 11.50 | 0.0% | — |
| 1962 | 11.50 | 11.50 | 11.50 | −11.5% | — |
| 1961 | 13.00 | 13.00 | 13.00 | 0.0% | — |
| 1960 | 13.00 | 13.00 | 13.00 | — | — |
Yearly averages of monthly prices. Today's dollars adjust for US consumer price inflation (CPI-U).
| Month | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 170.00 | 0.0% |
| Aug 2026 | 170.00 | 0.0% |
| Jul 2026 | 170.00 | +8.3% |
| Jun 2026 | 156.90 | +2.9% |
| May 2026 | 152.50 | 0.0% |
| Apr 2026 | 152.50 | 0.0% |
| Mar 2026 | 152.50 | 0.0% |
| Feb 2026 | 152.50 | 0.0% |
| Jan 2026 | 152.50 | 0.0% |
| Dec 2025 | 152.50 | 0.0% |
| Nov 2025 | 152.50 | 0.0% |
| Oct 2025 | 152.50 | 0.0% |
| Sep 2025 | 152.50 | 0.0% |
| Aug 2025 | 152.50 | 0.0% |
| Jul 2025 | 152.50 | 0.0% |
| Jun 2025 | 152.50 | 0.0% |
| May 2025 | 152.50 | 0.0% |
| Apr 2025 | 152.50 | 0.0% |
| Mar 2025 | 152.50 | 0.0% |
| Feb 2025 | 152.50 | 0.0% |
| Jan 2025 | 152.50 | 0.0% |
| Dec 2024 | 152.50 | 0.0% |
| Nov 2024 | 152.50 | 0.0% |
| Oct 2024 | 152.50 | 0.0% |
The Phosphate rock price averaged 170.00 USD / metric ton in September 2026, +11.5% against a year earlier. These are monthly benchmark prices; physical trades add freight, quality premiums and taxes.
The highest monthly price since 1960 was 450.00 USD / metric ton in October 2008; the lowest was 11.00 USD / metric ton in January 1970.
In today's dollars, the 2025 average of 152.50 USD / metric ton is worth about 159.60 USD / metric ton. The highest yearly average in today's dollars was 161.07 USD / metric ton in 2026.
Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), licensed under CC BY 4.0; inflation adjustment with US CPI-U from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.