Barite Production by Country (Metric tons)

Rank	Country	World Production, By Country (Metric tons)
1	China	4,400,000
2	India	950,000
3	United States	589,000
4	Morocco	350,000
5	Iran, Islamic Republic Of	290,000
6	Mexico	206,106
7	Turkey	180,000
8	Thailand	120,000
9	Kazakhstan	120,000
10	Viet Nam	120,000
11	Germany	90,000
12	Bulgaria	80,000
13	Russian Federation	63,000
14	Algeria	53,000
15	Brazil	50,000
16	United Kingdom	50,000
17	Pakistan	43,000
18	Spain	35,000
19	France	30,000
20	Canada	21,000
21	Australia	21,000
22	Nigeria	20,000
23	Saudi Arabia	16,000
24	Slovakia	15,000
25	Italy	10,000
26	Lao People's Democratic Republic	10,000
27	Bolivia	7,400
28	Argentina	4,000
29	Peru	3,700
30	Ecuador	3,500
31	Poland	3,000
32	Myanmar	2,000
33	Afghanistan	1,500
34	Colombia	600
35	Egypt	500
36	Bosnia and Herzegovina	200
37	Guatemala	150
38	Chile	100

Year of Estimate: 2006

Source: United States Geological Survey (USGS) Minerals Resources Program

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