TABLE 1
JORDAN, LEBANON, AND SYRIA: PRODUCTION OF MINERAL COMMODITIES¹

(Metric tons unless otherwise specified)

Country and commodity		1999		2000		2001^e		2002^e		2003^e
JORDAN
Bromine:		--		--		--	²	5,000		20,000
Cement, hydraulic	thousand tons	2,687		2,640		3,173	^{r, 2}	3,558	^{r, 2}	3,515	²
Clay:
Common clay		450,178		199,468		211,000	^r	241,000	^r	239,000
Kaolin		34,040		36,795		39,000	^r	44,000	^r	43,600
Zeolite tuff		13,086		9,797		10,300	^r	11,800	^r	11,700
Feldspar		1,000		11,112		611	^{r, 2}	530	^{r, 2}	530
Gypsum		244,920		157,868		86,012	^{r, 2}	11,252	^{r, 2}	11,200
Lime^e		4,100		4,100		4,300	^r	4,900	^r	4,900
Natural gas, gross	million cubic meters	282		287		279	^{r, 2}	256	^{r, 2}	310	²
Petroleum:
Crude	42-gallon barrels	14,600	^e	14,600	²	14,600	²	14,600	²	14,600	²
Refinery products:
Liquefied petroleum gas	thousand 42-gallon barrels	1,505		1,684		1,606	^{r, 2}	1,577	^{r, 2}	1,600
Gasoline	do.	4,685		4,957		5,465	^{r, 2}	5,383	^{r, 2}	5,500
Jet fuel	do.	1,722		1,950		1,693	^{r, 2}	1,650	^{r, 2}	1,700
Kerosene	do.	1,382		1,991		1,398	^{r, 2}	1,608	^{r, 2}	1,700
Distillate fuel oil	do.	7,100	^r	6,662	^r	7,456	^{r, 2}	8,139	^{r, 2}	8,300
Residual fuel oil	do.	7,341	^r	8,929	^r	8,564	^{r, 2}	7,911	^{r, 2}	8,100
Asphalt	do.	830		688		821	^{r, 2}	1,066	^{r, 2}	1,100
Total	do.	24,565	^r	26,861	^r	27,003	^{r, 2}	27,334	^{r, 2}	28,000
Phosphate:
Phosphate rock, mine output:
Gross weight	thousand tons	6,014		5,526		5,843	²	7,179	²	6,763	²
P₂O₅ content	do.	1,924		1,824		1,928	²	2,340		2,230
P₂O₅ equivalent:
Diammonium phosphate		313,000		197,000		256,000	^{r, 2}	267,000	²	210,000	²
Phosphoric acid		587,000	^r	543,000		482,000	^{r, 2}	594,000	²	563,000	²
Potassium:
Potash:
Crude salts	thousand tons	1,800		1,936		1,963	²	1,956	²	1,961	²
K₂O equivalent	do.	1,080		1,162	^r	1,180	^{r, 2}	1,170	²	1,230	²
Potassium nitrate		--		--		--	²	5,000	^r	60,000
Salt		279,135		311,189		329,000	^r	375,000	^r	372,000
Sand, silica		130,560	^r	118,045	^r	125,000	^r	143,000	^r	142,000	^r
Steel:
Crude^e		30,000		30,000		30,000		30,000		30,000
Semimanufactured		300,000		270,000		290,000	^r	290,000	^r	290,000
Stone:
Dimension, worked	thousand meters	6,303		3,508		3,700	^r	4,200	^r	4,200
Gravel and crushed rock	thousand cubic meters	12,180		10,381		11,000	^r	12,600	^r	12,500
Limestone	do.	8,000		8,000		8,400	^r	9,600	^r	9,500
Marble	cubic meters	10,250		21,575		22,800	^r	26,000	^r	25,800
Sulfuric acid:
Gross weight	thousand tons	1,804		1,761		1,653	^{r, 2}	1,803	²	1,649	^p
S content	do.	590		576		540	^{r, 2}	589	²	539	^p
LEBANON
Cement, hydraulic	thousand tons	2,714		2,808		2,890	^{r, 2}	2,852	²	2,900
Gypsum^e		1,600	^r	1,700	^r	1,600	^r	1,700		1,700
Iron and steel, metal, semimanufactures		55,000		80,000		80,000		40,000		--	²
Lime^e		14,000	^r	14,000	^r	14,000	^r	14,000		14,000
P₂O₅ equivalent:
Phosphatic fertilizers		30,000		15,000		20,000	^{r, 2}	30,000	²	50,000
Phosphoric acid		100,000		122,000		135,000	^{r, 2}	150,000	²	150,000
Salt^e		3,500		3,500		3,500		3,500		3,500
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 1--Continued
JORDAN, LEBANON, AND SYRIA: PRODUCTION OF MINERAL COMMODITIES¹

(Metric tons unless otherwise specified)

Country and commodity		1999		2000		2001^e		2002^e		2003^e
Sulfuric acid:
Gross weight		249,000		400,000	^r	400,000	^{r, 2}	480,000	²	465,000	^p
S content		81,400		131,000	^r	131,000	^{r, 2}	157,000	²	152,000	^p
SYRIA
Cement, hydraulic	thousand tons	5,134	^r	4,631	^r	5,428	^{r, 2}	5,450	^r	5,450
Gas, natural:
Gross	million cubic meters	6,947		6,934		7,130	²	8,000		8,000
Dry	do.	3,676		3,886		5,590	²	6,000	^r	6,000	^r
Gypsum		394,000		333,000		375,000	^r	375,000	^r	375,000
Natural gas liquids:
Propane	thousand 42-gallon barrels	500		511		525	^r	760		760
Butane	do.	1,630		1,666		1,710	^r	2,480		2,480
Pentanes	do.	43		44		45	^r	65		65
Total	do.	2,173	^r	2,221	^r	2,280	^r	3,300		3,300
Nitrogen:
N content of ammonia		111,800		91,100		138,400	²	142,800	²	161,100	²
N content of urea		73,400		56,600		97,700	²	88,500	²	90,700	²
Petroleum:
Crude	thousand 42-gallon barrels	210,000		199,843		189,180	^{r, 2}	185,530	²	192,720	²
Refinery products:
Liquefied petroleum gas	do.	1,571		1,633		1,310	^{r, 2}	1,430	^{r, 2}	1,370	²
Gasoline	do.	10,076		8,678		11,400	^{r, 2}	12,500	^{r, 2}	11,900	²
Naphtha	do.	3,156		4,419		4,400	^r	4,400	^r	4,400
Jet fuel	do.	2,218		1,457		1,500	^r	1,500	^r	1,500
Kerosene	do.	742		742		750	^r	800	^r	750
Distillate fuel oil	do.	31,704		33,176		31,000	^r	33,000	^r	32,000
Residual fuel oil	do.	28,201		27,467		26,800	^{r, 2}	28,900	^{r, 2}	27,700	²
Asphalt	do.	2,513		2,332		2,300	^r	2,300	^r	2,300
Other	do.	826		826		800	^r	800	^r	800
Total	do.	81,007		80,730		80,300	^r	85,600	^r	82,700
Phosphate:
Phosphate rock, mine output:
Gross weight	thousand tons	2,084		2,166		2,043	²	2,483	²	2,414	²
P₂O₅ content	do.	635		646		613	²	745		725
P₂O₅ equivalent:
Phosphatic fertilizers		66,000	^r	113,000	^r	69,000	^r	123,000	²	91,000	²
Phosphoric acid		53,000	^r	89,000	^r	57,000	^r	102,000	²	73,000	²
Salt		104,335		106,130		190,000	^{r, 2}	146,000	^{r, 2}	146,000
Steel:
Crude^e		70,000		70,000		70,000		70,000		70,000
Semimanufactured		85,000		60,000		60,000		300,000		450,000
Stone:
Dolomite, refractory grade	do.	2,856		4,912		5,000		5,000		5,000
Gravel and crushed rock	do.	6,546		5,549		6,000		6,000		6,000
Marble blocks		456		377		347	²	340	²	340
Sand, construction	thousand cubic meters	556		395		450		450		450
Sand, industrial	thousand tons	869		813		850	^r	850	^r	850
Volcanic tuff	do.	510		507		650	^r	650	^r	650
Sulfur
Byproduct of petroleum and natural gas		11,730		16,660		16,400	^r	16,100		15,400
Sulfuric acid:
Gross weight		193,000		318,000		239,000	²	344,000	²	250,000	^p
S content		63,100		104,000		78,000	²	112,000	²	81,800	^p
^eEstimated; estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. ^pPreliminary. ^rRevised. -- Zero.
¹Table includes data available through February 3, 2005.
²Reported figure.