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| TABLE 8� | |||||||||||
| GYPSUM:� WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006e | ||||||
| Afghanistane | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Algeria | 322 | 350 | 1,058 | 1,460 | 1,500 | ||||||
| Argentina | 366 | 490 | 675 | r | 1,050 | r | 1,000 | ||||
| Australia | 4,268 | r | 4,066 | r | 4,325 | r | 3,857 | r | 4,000 | ||
| Austriae, 3 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | ||||||
| Azerbaijane | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |||||
| Bhutan | 106 | r | 123 | r | 131 | r | 151 | r | 160 | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovinae | 100 | r | 140 | r | 143 | r | 157 | r | 160 | ||
| Brazil3 | 1,633 | 1,529 | 1,472 | 1,582 | r | 1,600 | p | ||||
| Bulgaria3 | 156 | 168 | 176 | r | 188 | r | 185 | ||||
| Burma | 90 | 66 | 71 | 68 | r | 67 | |||||
| Canada3 | 8,809 | 8,378 | r | 9,339 | 9,400 | 9,500 | p | ||||
| Chile | 610 | 662 | 630 | 661 | r | 660 | |||||
| Chinae | 6,850 | 6,850 | 7,000 | 7,300 | 7,500 | ||||||
| Colombiae� | 560 | 560 | 560 | 700 | 750 | ||||||
| Croatia� | 145 | 166 | 150 | 150 | e | 150 | |||||
| Cubae | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | -- | ||||||
| Cyprus�� | 295 | 300 | 255 | 260 | e | 250 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 108 | r | 104 | 71 | r | 25 | r | 300 | |||
| Dominican Republic | 163 | 250 | r | 459 | 370 | r | 370 | ||||
| Ecuador | 5 | (5) | e | (5) | r | (5) | r | (5) | |||
| Egypte, 3 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||||||
| El Salvadore | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
| Eritrea | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | e | 1 | |||||
| Ethiopia3 | 23 | 48 | 51 | 35 | r | 35 | |||||
| Francee, 3 | 4,900 | r | 5,600 | r | 5,700 | r | 4,902 | r, 4 | 4,800 | ||
| Germany, marketable3 | 1,761 | 1,748 | 1,579 | 1,644 | r | 1,650 | |||||
| Greecee, 3 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | ||||||
| Guatemala� | 81 | 67 | 106 | 350 | r | 350 | |||||
| Honduras | 60 | 60 | 60 | e | 60 | e | 60 | ||||
| Hungarye, 3 | 72 | 62 | r | 62 | r | 55 | r | 60 | |||
| Indiae | 2,300 | 2,300 | 2,350 | 2,400 | 2,450 | ||||||
| Indonesia | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
| Iran6 | 13,535 | 13,828 | 12,594 | 13,000 | 13,000 | ||||||
| Iraq7 | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||
| Irelande | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | ||||||
| Israel� | 14 | 65 | 125 | r | 107 | r | 110 | ||||
| Italye | 1,300 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,210 | 1,200 | ||||||
| Jamaica | 165 | 249 | 283 | 302 | r | 300 | |||||
| Japan | 5,645 | 5,764 | 5,865 | 5,913 | r | 5,950 | |||||
| Jordan� | 11 | 64 | 57 | r | 46 | r | 46 | ||||
| Kenya3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||
| Laos� | 110 | 102 | 201 | r | 132 | r | 150 | ||||
| Latvia� | 217 | 159 | 226 | 220 | e | 230 | |||||
| Lebanone | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Libyae | 150 | 150 | 175 | 175 | 175 | ||||||
| Luxembourge, 3 | (5) | (5) | (5) | (5) | (5) | ||||||
| Macedoniae | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ||||||
| Malie | 1 | 1 | 1 | -- | r | -- | |||||
| Mauritania | 100 | e | 34 | 39 | 39 | e | 39 | ||||
| Mexico3 | 6,740 | 6,986 | 9,221 | r | 6,252 | r | 7,000 | ||||
| Moldovae | 32 | 4 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | |||||
| Mongoliae | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | ||||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 8�Continued | |||||||||||
| GYPSUM:� WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006e | ||||||
| Moroccoe | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | ||||||
| Nicaragua3 | 28 | 31 | 30 | e | 30 | e | 30 | ||||
| Niger | 18 | 18 | 18 | e | 18 | e | 18 | ||||
| Nigeriae | 300 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 150 | ||||||
| Omane | 56 | 4 | 50 | 60 | 60 | 60 | |||||
| Pakistan | 402 | r | 424 | r | 467 | r | 552 | r | 590 | ||
| Paraguaye | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| Peru� | 75 | 71 | 150 | 150 | 150 | p | |||||
| Poland3 | 1,147 | 1,328 | 1,272 | 1,243 | r | 1,250 | |||||
| Portugal3 | 579 | r | 420 | r | 461 | r | 500 | e | 500 | ||
| Romania | 421 | 394 | 490 | r | 502 | r | 500 | ||||
| Russiae� | 1,600 | 1,800 | 2,077 | 4 | 2,200 | 2,200 | |||||
| Saudi Arabiae | 450 | 450 | 641 | r, 4 | 713 | r, 4 | 750 | ||||
| Serbia and Montenegro8 | 55 | 55 | 55 | e | 50 | e | 50 | ||||
| Sierra Leonee | 4 | 4 | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||||
| Slovakia3 | 122 | 94 | r | 127 | r | 125 | e | 120 | |||
| Sloveniae� | 10 | 10 | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||||
| Somalia | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||
| South Africa | 422 | 394 | 452 | 548 | 554 | 4 | |||||
| Spain3 | 11,218 | 11,500 | e | 12,534 | r | 13,000 | r, e | 13,200 | |||
| Sudane, 3 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |||||
| Switzerlande | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | ||||||
| Syria | 350 | r | 377 | r | 432 | r | 467 | r | 470 | ||
| Tajikistane | 153 | r | 22 | r | 45 | r | 35 | e | 35 | ||
| Tanzania | 73 | 33 | 59 | r | 23 | 33 | p | ||||
| Thailand | 6,326 | 7,291 | 7,169 | 6,920 | 8,355 | 4 | |||||
| Tunisiae | 125 | 110 | 108 | r | 113 | r | 115 | ||||
| Turkey | 264 | 197 | 250 | 250 | e | 250 | |||||
| Turkmenistane | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||||
| Uganda | 5 | (5) | (5) | (5) | (5) | ||||||
| United Arab Emiratese | 90 | 100 | 110 | r | 120 | r | 130 | ||||
| United Kingdom3 | 2,543 | r | 2,783 | r | 2,914 | r | 2,900 | r, e | 2,900 | ||
| United States9 | 15,700 | 16,700 | 17,200 | 21,100 | 21,100 | 4 | |||||
| Uruguaye�� | 1,130 | 1,130 | 1,130 | 1,130 | 1,130 | p | |||||
| Venezuela | -- | 5 | r | 4 | r | 6 | r | 7 | |||
| Yemen� | 41 | 42 | 37 | r | 38 | r, e | 40 | ||||
| Total | 111,000 | r | 114,000 | r | 120,000 | r | 122,000 | r | 125,000 | ||
| eEstimated. pPreliminary. rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1World totals, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Table includes data available through July 15, 2007. | |||||||||||
| 3Includes anhydrite. | |||||||||||
| 4Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 5Less than � unit. | |||||||||||
| 6Data are for years beginning March 21 of that stated. | |||||||||||
| 7Iraq may also produce gypsum, but definitive information on output levels, if any, is not available. | |||||||||||
| 8In June 2006, Montenegro and Serbia formally declared independence from each other and dissolved their union. Mineral | |||||||||||
| production data for 2006, however, still reflect the unified country. | |||||||||||
| 9Excludes byproducts gypsum. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program