In 2024, Jordan was the world’s (excluding the United States) 2d-ranked producer of bromine after Israel and accounted for 26% of the world’s output; the 2d-ranked producer of pumice after Turkey and accounted for 5.5% (estimated) of the world’s output; the 5th-ranked producer of phosphate rock, and accounted for 4.8% (estimated) of the world’s production; the 8th-ranked producer of potash and accounted for 3.7% of the world’s output; and the 12th-ranked producer of zeolites, and accounted for 0.1% (estimated) of the world’s production. Other mineral commodities produced by Jordan included aluminum fluoride, clays, gypsum, iron and steel, salt, sand and gravel (industrial), stone, sand, and gravel (construction), and sulfur. The mining and quarrying sector including hydrocarbons accounted for 3.1% of the gross domestic production in 2024 compared with 3.0% in 2023. The country exported potash to Europe, the Middle East, Brazil, China, and India, and exported phosphate rock to China, India, and Indonesia.
The Royal Decree No. 19 of 2018, also known as Natural Resources Law of 2018, replaced law No. 12 of 1968, also known as the Organization of Natural Resources Affairs Law. The Natural Resources Law of 2018 entrusted the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) with the development of natural resources and implementation of policies related to the exploration for and mining of the country’s natural resources. The MEMR oversees the mineral sector and provides services including conducting exploration studies and geologic surveys, identifying natural resources, and promoting resources development locally and abroad. Most mineral commodities were produced by state-owned and domestic private companies. Jordan Bromine Co. Ltd. was the sole producer of bromine in the country, and produced calcium bromide, carbon tetrabromide, hydrogen bromide, sodium bromide, and potassium hydroxide in 2024.
