Bentonite Production by Country (Metric tons)

Rank	Country	World Production, By Country (Metric tons)
1	United States	4,940,000
2	Turkey	950,000
3	Greece	950,000
4	Italy	470,000
5	Mexico	450,000
6	Japan	420,000
7	Germany	350,000
8	Ukraine	300,000
9	Brazil	221,100
10	Australia	220,000
11	Czech Republic	220,000
12	Bulgaria	200,000
13	Iran, Islamic Republic Of	200,000
14	Cyprus	150,000
15	Spain	110,000
16	Poland	85,000
17	Morocco	80,400
18	Slovakia	70,000
19	Turkmenistan	50,000
20	Egypt	50,000
21	South Africa	32,878
22	Algeria	27,110
23	Argentina	25,000
24	Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of	25,000
25	Guatemala	20,034
26	Peru	18,500
27	Romania	18,000
28	Pakistan	16,000
29	Bosnia and Herzegovina	15,000
30	Croatia	13,000
31	New Zealand	7,800
32	Nicaragua	6,000
33	Indonesia	5,000
34	Hungary	4,444
35	Georgia	1,800
36	Myanmar	800
37	Armenia	750
38	Bolivia	600
39	Zimbabwe	500
40	Serbia and Montenegro	75
41	Kenya	60

Year of Estimate: 2006

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

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