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Rank | Country | World Production, By Country (Thousand metric tons) |
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1 | China | 2,210,000 | ![2210000](/img/g.gif) | 2 | India | 270,000 | ![270000](/img/g.gif) | 3 | United States | 74,934 | ![74934](/img/g.gif) | 4 | Iran, Islamic Republic Of | 70,000 | ![70000](/img/g.gif) | 5 | Brazil | 68,787 | ![68787](/img/g.gif) | 6 | Turkey | 63,879 | ![63879](/img/g.gif) | 7 | Russian Federation | 61,700 | ![61700](/img/g.gif) | 8 | Viet Nam | 55,531 | ![55531](/img/g.gif) | 9 | Egypt | 55,200 | ![55200](/img/g.gif) | 10 | Japan | 54,737 | ![54737](/img/g.gif) | 11 | Saudi Arabia | 53,000 | ![53000](/img/g.gif) | 12 | Indonesia | 51,000 | ![51000](/img/g.gif) | 13 | Korea, Republic Of | 47,087 | ![47087](/img/g.gif) | 14 | Thailand | 41,047 | ![41047](/img/g.gif) | 15 | Mexico | 36,184 | ![36184](/img/g.gif) | 16 | Italy | 33,000 | ![33000](/img/g.gif) | 17 | Pakistan | 33,000 | ![33000](/img/g.gif) | 18 | Germany | 32,432 | ![32432](/img/g.gif) | 19 | Malaysia | 21,726 | ![21726](/img/g.gif) | 20 | France | 19,500 | ![19500](/img/g.gif) | 21 | Algeria | 19,000 | ![19000](/img/g.gif) | 22 | Philippines | 18,907 | ![18907](/img/g.gif) | 23 | United Arab Emirates | 17,000 | ![17000](/img/g.gif) | 24 | Morocco | 16,500 | ![16500](/img/g.gif) | 25 | Nigeria | 16,400 | ![16400](/img/g.gif) | 26 | Spain | 15,939 | ![15939](/img/g.gif) | 27 | Poland | 15,919 | ![15919](/img/g.gif) | 28 | Taiwan, Province Of China | 15,806 | ![15806](/img/g.gif) | 29 | Bangladesh | 15,000 | ![15000](/img/g.gif) | 30 | Canada | 12,465 | ![12465](/img/g.gif) | 31 | South Africa | 11,560 | ![11560](/img/g.gif) | 32 | Colombia | 10,925 | ![10925](/img/g.gif) | 33 | Argentina | 10,716 | ![10716](/img/g.gif) | 34 | Iraq | 10,000 | ![10000](/img/g.gif) | 35 | Ukraine | 9,801 | ![9801](/img/g.gif) | 36 | Peru | 9,000 | ![9000](/img/g.gif) | 37 | Australia | 8,600 | ![8600](/img/g.gif) | 38 | United Kingdom | 8,500 | ![8500](/img/g.gif) | 39 | Venezuela | 7,700 | ![7700](/img/g.gif) | 40 | Greece | 7,500 | ![7500](/img/g.gif) | 41 | Romania | 7,500 | ![7500](/img/g.gif) | 42 | Tunisia | 7,241 | ![7241](/img/g.gif) | 43 | Belgium | 7,000 | ![7000](/img/g.gif) | 44 | Uzbekistan | 6,800 | ![6800](/img/g.gif) | 45 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of | 6,400 | ![6400](/img/g.gif) | 46 | Kazakhstan | 6,392 | ![6392](/img/g.gif) | 47 | Portugal | 6,000 | ![6000](/img/g.gif) | 48 | Ecuador | 5,700 | ![5700](/img/g.gif) | 49 | Israel | 5,500 | ![5500](/img/g.gif) | 50 | Lebanon | 5,500 | ![5500](/img/g.gif) | 51 | Qatar | 5,500 | ![5500](/img/g.gif) | 52 | Oman | 5,200 | ![5200](/img/g.gif) | 53 | Belarus | 4,906 | ![4906](/img/g.gif) | 54 | Jordan | 4,900 | ![4900](/img/g.gif) | 55 | Chile | 4,722 | ![4722](/img/g.gif) | 56 | Senegal | 4,689 | ![4689](/img/g.gif) | 57 | Kenya | 4,640 | ![4640](/img/g.gif) | 58 | Switzerland | 4,467 | ![4467](/img/g.gif) | 59 | Austria | 4,455 | ![4455](/img/g.gif) | 60 | Dominican Republic | 4,130 | ![4130](/img/g.gif) | 61 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4,000 | ![4000](/img/g.gif) | 62 | Sudan | 3,477 | ![3477](/img/g.gif) | 63 | Czech Republic | 3,350 | ![3350](/img/g.gif) | 64 | Ethiopia | 3,000 | ![3000](/img/g.gif) | 65 | Ghana | 3,000 | ![3000](/img/g.gif) | 66 | Slovakia | 2,915 | ![2915](/img/g.gif) | 67 | Guatemala | 2,900 | ![2900](/img/g.gif) | 68 | Bolivia | 2,714 | ![2714](/img/g.gif) | 69 | Ireland | 2,600 | ![2600](/img/g.gif) | 70 | Tanzania, United Republic Of | 2,581 | ![2581](/img/g.gif) | 71 | Sweden | 2,500 | ![2500](/img/g.gif) | 72 | Croatia | 2,500 | ![2500](/img/g.gif) | 73 | Netherlands | 2,500 | ![2500](/img/g.gif) | 74 | Sri Lanka | 2,400 | ![2400](/img/g.gif) | 75 | Kuwait | 2,250 | ![2250](/img/g.gif) | 76 | Libya | 2,000 | ![2000](/img/g.gif) | 77 | Bulgaria | 2,000 | ![2000](/img/g.gif) | 78 | Yemen | 2,000 | ![2000](/img/g.gif) | 79 | Hungary | 2,000 | ![2000](/img/g.gif) | 80 | Albania | 2,000 | ![2000](/img/g.gif) | 81 | Azerbaijan | 1,966 | ![1966](/img/g.gif) | 82 | Turkmenistan | 1,900 | ![1900](/img/g.gif) | 83 | Cuba | 1,833 | ![1833](/img/g.gif) | 84 | Serbia | 1,831 | ![1831](/img/g.gif) | 85 | Denmark | 1,798 | ![1798](/img/g.gif) | 86 | Honduras | 1,700 | ![1700](/img/g.gif) | 87 | Togo | 1,605 | ![1605](/img/g.gif) | 88 | Hong Kong | 1,600 | ![1600](/img/g.gif) | 89 | Angola | 1,600 | ![1600](/img/g.gif) | 90 | Uganda | 1,600 | ![1600](/img/g.gif) | 91 | Norway | 1,500 | ![1500](/img/g.gif) | 92 | Costa Rica | 1,500 | ![1500](/img/g.gif) | 93 | Finland | 1,500 | ![1500](/img/g.gif) | 94 | El Salvador | 1,400 | ![1400](/img/g.gif) | 95 | Benin | 1,390 | ![1390](/img/g.gif) | 96 | Bahrain | 1,300 | ![1300](/img/g.gif) | 97 | Cyprus | 1,300 | ![1300](/img/g.gif) | 98 | Moldova, Republic Of | 1,230 | ![1230](/img/g.gif) | 99 | Luxembourg | 1,217 | ![1217](/img/g.gif) | 100 | New Zealand | 1,200 | ![1200](/img/g.gif) | 101 | Zambia | 1,200 | ![1200](/img/g.gif) | 102 | Mozambique | 1,184 | ![1184](/img/g.gif) | 103 | Latvia | 1,100 | ![1100](/img/g.gif) | 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,050 | ![1050](/img/g.gif) | 105 | Lithuania | 1,000 | ![1000](/img/g.gif) | 106 | Slovenia | 1,000 | ![1000](/img/g.gif) | 107 | Panama | 1,000 | ![1000](/img/g.gif) | 108 | Zimbabwe | 1,000 | ![1000](/img/g.gif) | 109 | Cambodia | 980 | ![980](/img/g.gif) | 110 | Cameroon | 900 | ![900](/img/g.gif) | 111 | Georgia | 860 | ![860](/img/g.gif) | 112 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 846 | ![846](/img/g.gif) | 113 | Paraguay | 800 | ![800](/img/g.gif) | 114 | Jamaica | 760 | ![760](/img/g.gif) | 115 | Nicaragua | 700 | ![700](/img/g.gif) | 116 | Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of | 683 | ![683](/img/g.gif) | 117 | Trinidad and Tobago | 654 | ![654](/img/g.gif) | 118 | Uruguay | 620 | ![620](/img/g.gif) | 119 | Burkina Faso | 600 | ![600](/img/g.gif) | 120 | Myanmar | 600 | ![600](/img/g.gif) | 121 | Mauritania | 570 | ![570](/img/g.gif) | 122 | Bhutan | 521 | ![521](/img/g.gif) | 123 | Namibia | 501 | ![501](/img/g.gif) | 124 | Estonia | 450 | ![450](/img/g.gif) | 125 | Armenia | 438 | ![438](/img/g.gif) | 126 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 400 | ![400](/img/g.gif) | 127 | Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The | 377 | ![377](/img/g.gif) | 128 | Réunion | 350 | ![350](/img/g.gif) | 129 | Mongolia | 349 | ![349](/img/g.gif) | 130 | Sierra Leone | 335 | ![335](/img/g.gif) | 131 | Guinea | 317 | ![317](/img/g.gif) | 132 | Haiti | 300 | ![300](/img/g.gif) | 133 | Guadeloupe | 300 | ![300](/img/g.gif) | 134 | Nepal | 300 | ![300](/img/g.gif) | 135 | Brunei Darussalam | 300 | ![300](/img/g.gif) | 136 | Tajikistan | 232 | ![232](/img/g.gif) | 137 | Eritrea | 230 | ![230](/img/g.gif) | 138 | Gabon | 220 | ![220](/img/g.gif) | 139 | Malawi | 180 | ![180](/img/g.gif) | 140 | Barbados | 176 | ![176](/img/g.gif) | 141 | Martinique | 150 | ![150](/img/g.gif) | 142 | Congo | 150 | ![150](/img/g.gif) | 143 | Madagascar | 150 | ![150](/img/g.gif) | 144 | Iceland | 140 | ![140](/img/g.gif) | 145 | New Caledonia | 124 | ![124](/img/g.gif) | 146 | Fiji | 120 | ![120](/img/g.gif) | 147 | Suriname | 114 | ![114](/img/g.gif) | 148 | Liberia | 109 | ![109](/img/g.gif) | 149 | Rwanda | 100 | ![100](/img/g.gif) | 150 | Côte D'ivoire | 78 | ![78](/img/g.gif) | 151 | Niger | 73 | ![73](/img/g.gif) | 152 | Burundi | 71 | ![71](/img/g.gif) | 153 | French Guiana | 60 | ![60](/img/g.gif) | 154 | Afghanistan | 37 | ![37](/img/g.gif) |
Source: United States Geological Survey (USGS) Minerals Resources Program
Note: Check source table for details and footnotes
Year of Estimate: 2012
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