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| Rank | Country | World Production, By Country (Metric tons) |
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| 1 | United States | 3,650,000 |  | | 2 | Turkey | 1,000,000 | | | 3 | Greece | 844,804 | | | 4 | Mexico | 511,429 | | | 5 | Japan | 432,000 | | | 6 | Germany | 350,000 | | | 7 | Ukraine | 300,000 | | | 8 | Argentina | 250,000 | | | 9 | Iran, Islamic Republic Of | 250,000 | | | 10 | Australia | 240,000 | | | 11 | Brazil | 239,000 | | | 12 | Bulgaria | 170,000 | | | 13 | Spain | 155,000 | | | 14 | Cyprus | 150,000 | | | 15 | Italy | 146,318 | | | 16 | Slovakia | 145,000 | | | 17 | Poland | 120,000 | | | 18 | Peru | 119,495 | | | 19 | Czech Republic | 116,000 | | | 20 | Morocco | 80,000 | | | 21 | Hungary | 50,000 | | | 22 | Azerbaijan | 50,000 | | | 23 | Turkmenistan | 50,000 | | | 24 | South Africa | 40,340 | | | 25 | Egypt | 32,000 | | | 26 | Algeria | 31,000 | | | 27 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30,000 | | | 28 | Pakistan | 26,000 | | | 29 | Croatia | 19,500 | | | 30 | Romania | 16,600 | | | 31 | Mozambique | 15,000 | | | 32 | Guatemala | 14,287 | | | 33 | Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of | 9,033 | | | 34 | Indonesia | 6,000 | | | 35 | Georgia | 5,000 | | | 36 | Philippines | 1,500 | | | 37 | Armenia | 1,100 | | | 38 | Bolivia | 1,000 | | | 39 | Myanmar | 1,000 | | | 40 | New Zealand | 880 | | | 41 | Zimbabwe | 100 | | | 42 | Serbia | 75 | | | 43 | Kenya | 70 | |
Source: United States Geological Survey (USGS) Minerals Resources Program
Note: Check source table for details and footnotes
Year of Estimate: 2009
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