469 



TABLE VI.— POPULATION PROJECTIONS: WORLD, UNITED STATES, ETC. 1965-2000 



Population in Millions 



United States; South Asia; Africa and Latin 

 America; World 



World...; 



United States.. 



Percent 



Africa, South Asia, and Latin America 



Percent 



Remainder of world 



Percent 



Note: Percentage in ( ) is percentage of total world population. 



Source: Population Bulletin, vol. XXI, No. 4, October 1965, by Population Reference Bureau, Inc. Although the U.S. 

 population figures and projections are weakened somewhat by more recent census data, the overall trend remains 

 essentially valid. 



TABLE VII.— PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION (APPARENT) OF PHOSPHATE ROCK 



United States 



Year 



Apparent 



consumption ' 



(long tons) 



Pounds 



phosphate 



rock per 



capita 



World 



Production * 

 (long tons) 



Pounds 



phosphate 



rock per 



capita 



1960. 

 1961. 

 1962. 

 1963. 

 1964. 



13,337,000 166.0 41,170,000 



14,058,000 44,780,000 



15,260,000 J 47,320,000 



15,474,000 50,590,000 



16,546,000 192.0 57,910,000 



31.0 



40.0 



1 Apparent consumption is measured by phosphate rock sold or used plus imports minus exports. 



2 Production is used as no consumption figures were available in the sources of information. It is assumed that world 

 production and consumption are nearly equal. 



Source of consumption and production figures: Minerals Yearbook, vol. I (1964 edition). 



TABLE VIII.— PROJECTED TOTAL CONSUMPTION OF PHOSPHATE ROCK, 1966 THROUGH 2000 A.D. 



[In tons of 2,240 pounds] 



Total long tons consumed based on 



Continued trends in 

 population > 



Medium trends in 

 population > 



United States: 



192 pounds per capita _ 804, 500, 000 



(249, 000, 000 P20J) 



300 pounds per capita _ 1,225,000,000 



(380, 000, 000 P20J) 

 World: 



40 pounds per capita , 3,225,000,000 



(967, 000, 000 P205) 



100 pounds per capita 7, 600, 000, 000 



(2J80, 000, 000 P2Q5) 



770, 000, 000 



- (238, 000, 000 P 2 00 

 1, 220, 000, 000 



(378, 000, 000 P 2 Os) 



2, 895, 000, 000 



(869, 000, 000 P2O5) 

 7, 100, 000, 000 



(2, 130, 000, 000 P 2 Oj) 



1 Based on population trends shown on table VI. 



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