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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 



World 



Year 



1960 13,337,000 166.0 41,170,000 31.0 



1961 14,058,000 44,780,000 



1962 " ' ... 15,260,000 .__ 47,320,000 



1963 -. 15,474,000. 50,590,000. 



1964 16,546,000 192.0 57,910,000 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 Medium trends in 



population 1 population i 



United States: 



192 pounds per capita __ 804,500,000 770,000,000 



(249, 000, 000 P20S) (238, 000, 000 PsOj) 



300 pounds per capita.. 1,225,000,000 1,220,000,000 



(380, 000, 000 P205) (378,000,000 PaOs) 



World: 



40 pounds per capita ,. 3,225,000,000 2,895,000,000 



(967, 000, 000 P205) (869, 000, 000 P2O5) 



100 pounds per capita 7,600,000,000 7,100,000,000 



(2, 280, 000, 000 P205) (2, 130, 000, 000 PaOt) 



■ Based on population trends shown on table VI. 



