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TABLE 13
SALT: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2
(Thousand metric tons)
 
Country3   2003   2004   2005   2006   2007e  
Afghanistan, rock salte 13 13 12 12 12
Albania 21 25 25 e 25 e 25
Algeria, brine and sea salt 191 183 197 260 r 183 4
Angolae 30 30 30 35 r 35
Argentina� 1,668 1,372 1,846 r 1,918 r 1,920
Armenia 32 � 32 35 37 r 35 4
Australia, salt and marine salt 10,256 11,088 12,444 11,363 r 11,440 4
Austria, rock and brine 1,028 1,030 1,024 1,030 e 1,030
Azerbaijan 8 � 9 11 r 12 r 13
Bahamas, The 1,342 1,269 1,270 1,152 r 578 4
Bangladesh, marine salte, 5 350 350 350 350 360
Belarus 1,543 1,833 1,839 1,900 e 2,000
Bolivia 2 � 1 1 (6) r, e 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina 200 r 261 r 392 r 416 r 420
Botswana7 229 � 208   210 � 210 e 210  
Brazil:
�Brine salt� 5,144 � 5,206 5,520 r 5,122 r 5,300
�Rock salt�� 1,420   1,442   1,559   1,624 r 1,625 4
� Total 6,564 6,648 7,079 r 6,746 r 6,930
Bulgaria 1,882 � 1,900 1,900 2,000 r 2,000
Burkina Fasoe 5 5 5 5 e 5
Burmae, 8 35 35 35 35 35
Cambodiae 36 40 -- 6 r 77
Canada 13,718 14,096 r 13,643 r 14,389 r 11,790 4
Cape Verdee 2 2 2 2 2
Chile 6,213 4,939 6,068 4,580 r 4,404 4
China� 32,424   37,101   46,610   56,630 r 59,760 4
Colombia:
�Marine salt� 248 � 294 429 r 390 r 390
�Rock salt�� 199 � 232   216 r 248 r 248  
� Total 447 � 526 645 r 638 r 638
Costa Rica, marine salte 20 20 20 20 20
Croatia 31 23 e 37 r 30 r 33 4
Cuba�� 176 206 173 173 e 173
Denmark, salese 605 610 610 600 600
Djibouti 137   26   78   138 e 138  
Dominican Republic:e
� Marine salt 50 50 50 50 50
� Rock salt�� 107 4 --   -- � -- � -- �
�� Total 157 4 50 50 50 � 50 �
Ecuadore 75 75 75 75 75
Egypte 2,400 2,400 2,400 2,400 2,400
El Salvador, marine salte 31 4 31 31 30 30
Eritrea, marine salt� 52 r 31 r 63 r, e 60 r, e 60
Ethiopia, rock salt5 145 200 87 218 r 220
France, all sourcese, 9 6,673 r 6,910 r 6,730 r 8,718 r 6,140 4
Georgiae 30   30   30   30   30  
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 13�Continued
SALT: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2
(Thousand metric tons)
 
Country3   2003   2004   2005   2006   2007e  
Germany:
�Industrial brines 9,078 10,432 9,904 9,590 r 9,600
�Rock salt and other� 6,620 7,833 8,834 9,663 r 9,660
�Salt, evaporated, includes marine salt 727   572   594 593 r 590
� Total 16,424 18,838 19,333   19,846 r 19,900  
Ghanae 250 � 265 300 300 300
Greecee 150 150 150 150 150
Guadeloupee 49 49 49 49 49
Guatemalae 60 60 60 50 r 50
Guineae 15 15 15 � 15 � 15 �
Hondurase 42 42 42 40 � 40 �
Icelande 5 5 5 5 5
India:e����������� � �
�Marine salt 15,000 15,000 � 15,500 � 15,500 � 16,000 �
�Rock salt 3   3 � 3 � 3 � 3 �
� Total 15,000 15,000 � 15,500 15,500 16,000 �
Indonesiae 680 680 680 700 r 700
Iran10 2,003 1,791 2,009 r 2,000 e 2,000
Iraqe 50 50 25 25 25
Israel��� 376 385 406 434 r 430
Italy, all sources11 2,922 2,876 3,476 r 3,438 r 2,214 4
Jamaicae 19 � 19 19 19 19
Japan�� 1,263 1,225 r 1,227 1,166 r 1,190
Jordan 12 29 30 e 29 29
Kazakhstan, salt and sodium chloride 287 348 178 417 228 4
Kenya, crude salt� 48 60 52 60 r, e 60
Korea, Northe 500 500 500 500 500
Korea, Republic ofe 800 800 800 800 800
Kuwaite 45 50 50 50 50
Laos, rock salt� 16 15 34 35 e 35
Lebanone 4 4 4 4 4
Libyae 40 40 40 40 40
Madagascare�� 50 r 55 r 65 r 75 r 75
Malie 6 6 6 6 6
Malta, marine salte (6) (6) (6) (6) (6)
Martiniquee 200 200 200 200 200
Mauritaniae (6) 4 (6) 4 (6) (6) (6)
Mauritius 7 e 7 8 9 r 8
Mexico 7,547 � 8,566 9,508 8,371 r 8,400
Mongolia, mine output 2 � 2 2 1 1
Montenegro, sea water evaporate 33 12 20 12 15 12 5 5
Morocco, marine and rock salt 237 254 254 250 250
Mozambique, marine salte 80 80 80 80 80
Namibia, marine salt 698 754 r 573 r 604 r 600
Nepale, 13 5 4 2 -- r --
Netherlandse 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
Netherlands Antillese 500 500 500 500 500
New Zealande 70 70 100 100 100
Nicaragua, marine salte   31 4 30 r 30 r 30 r 30  
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 13�Continued
SALT: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2
(Thousand metric tons)
 
Country3   2003   2004   2005   2006   2007e  
Nigere 2 2 1 r, 4 1 r 1
Omane 12 r 12 r 11 r 11 r 11  
Pakistan:5
�Marine salte 17 12 14 13 14
�Rock salt 1,426   1,640   1,648   1,650   1,620  
� Total 1,443 1,652 � 1,662 � 1,663 � 1,634 �
Panama, marine salte 18   18 � 18 � 18 � 18 �
Peru 1,900 1,200 � 1,300 1,300 1,200 �
Philippines, marine salt 429 428 421 425 r 425
Poland:
�Rock salt 848 1,099 1,123 1,130 591
�Recovered from brine 3,812 4,043 3,067 3,825 r 3,800
� Total 4,660 5,142 4,190 r 4,955 r 4,391 4
Portugal, rock salt 602 � 662 598 586 590
Romania: 0 0 r 0 0 r 0
�Rock salt 47 43 46 e 45 45
�Other 2,417 2,357 2,374 2,574 2,425 4
� Total 2,464 2,400 2,420 2,619 r, e 2,470
Russiae 2,700 2,900 2,700 2,800 2,200
Saudi Arabiae�� 1,300 1,530 1,738 1,752 1,800
Senegale 235 240 240 240 240
Serbia 78 50 30 30 e 30
Slovakia   133 122 151 150 150
Slovenia   125   1 r, e 1 r, e 2 r 2  
South Africa�� 441   333   399   465   404 4
Spain: � �
�Marine and other evaporated salt 1,400 1,336 1,350 1,350 e 1,350
�Rock salt 2,563   2,657   3,200 r 3,200 r, e 3,200  
� Total 3,963 3,993 4,550 r 4,550 r, e 4,550
Sri Lankae 79 4 79 80 81 82
Sudane 61 4 62 62 62 62
Switzerlande 300 300 300 300 300
Syria 128 141 110 133 r 130
Taiwan, marine salt (11) -- -- -- � -- �
Tanzania 59 � 57   51 r 36 r 36  
Thailand:
� Rock salt 892 � 1,031 1,074 r 1,008 r 1,010
� Othere 100   100   100   100   100  
�� Total� 992 � 1,131 � 1,174 r 1,108 r 1,110
Tunisia, marine salt 899 r 1,117 r 1,132 r 1,127 r 1,100 4
Turkey 2,243 � 2,158 2,253 r 2,800 r 2,700
Turkmenistane 215 215 215 215 215
Ugandae 5 5 5 5 5
Ukraine   3,863 r 4,393 r 4,811 r 5,996 r 5,548 4
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 13�Continued
SALT: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2
(Thousand metric tons)
 
Country3   2003   2004   2005   2006   2007e  
United Kingdom:e
�Brine salt14 3,200 2,800 2,800 r 2,800 r 2,800
�Rock salt�� 1,700 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000
�Other salt15 1,000   1,000   1,000   1,000 1,000  
� Total� 5,900   5,800   5,800 r 5,800 r 5,800  
United States, including Puerto Rico:
�United States:
� Brine 20,000 20,500 19,900 19,800 19,700 4
� Rock salt 16,300 18,300 17,700 16,500 r 16,800 4
� Solar salt 3,330 3,520 3,430 3,640 3,570 4
� Vacuum and open pan 4,070 4,100 4,170 4,450 4,420 4
�Puerto Ricoe 45   45   45   45   45  
� Total�� 43,700 46,500 45,200 44,400 r 44,500 4
Venezuelae 350 350 350 350 350
Vietnam�� 909 906 898 r 955 r 960
Yemen 116 88 r 90 r, e 100 r 100
Grand total   225,000 r 236,000 r 250,000 r 262,000 r 257,000  
eEstimated. 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 3, 2008.
3Salt is produced in many other countries, but quantities are relatively insignificant and reliable production data are not available.�
Some salt brine production data for manufacture of chlorine, caustic soda, and soda ash are not reported because of incomplete
data reporting by many countries.
4Reported figure.
5Year ending June 30 of that stated.
6Less than � unit.
7From natural soda ash production.
8Brine salt produced, as reported by the Government of Burma in metric tons, was as follows: 2003�73,112; 2004�58,395;�
2005�116,768 (revised); 2006�84,208 (revised); and 2007�85,000 (estimated).
9Includes marine and rock salt and salt solution.
10Year beginning March 21 of that stated.
11Includes marine salt.
12Montenegro and Serbia formally declared independence in June 2006 from each other and dissolved their union.
13Does not include production from Sardinia and Sicily, which is estimated to be 200,000 metric tons per year.
14Year ending July 15 of that stated.
15Data captioned "Brine salt" for the United Kingdom are the quantities of salt obtained from the evaporation of brine; that�
captioned "Other salt" are for salt content of brines used for purposes other than production of salt.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

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