Crude Iodine: Estimated World Production, By Country

TABLE 5
CRUDE IODINE:� ESTIMATED WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY^{1, 2}

(Metric tons)

Country�	2002		2003		2004		2005		2006
Azerbaijan	300		300		300		300		300
Chile³	11,648	⁴	15,580	^{r, 4}	14,931	⁴	15,364	^{r, 4}	15,500
China	500		500		550		550		560
Indonesia��	75	^�	75	^�	75	^�	75	^�	75
Japan	6,548	⁴	6,524	⁴	7,264	⁴	8,095	^{r, 4}	8,000
Russia	300		300		300		300		300
Turkmenistan	200	^�	200	^�	200	^�	270		270
United States⁴	1,420		1,090		1,130		1,570		W
Uzbekistan�	2		2		2		2		2
Total	21,000	^�	24,600	^r	24,800		26,500	^r	25,000
^rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary information.
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 June 10, 2007.
³Includes iodine production reported by Servicio Nacional de Geologia y Miner�a.
⁴Reported figure.