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| 1 | China | 1,388,380 |  | | 2 | India | 177,000 |  | | 3 | United States | 87,610.42 |  | | 4 | Japan | 62,810 |  | | 5 | Korea, Republic Of | 53,900 |  | | 6 | Russian Federation | 53,600 |  | | 7 | Brazil | 51,864.84 |  | | 8 | Turkey | 51,431.87 |  | | 9 | Mexico | 47,609 |  | | 10 | Iran, Islamic Republic Of | 44,400 |  | | 11 | Italy | 43,029.92 |  | | 12 | Spain | 42,088.1 |  | | 13 | Egypt | 40,000 |  | | 14 | Pakistan | 39,000 |  | | 15 | Indonesia | 37,000 |  | | 16 | Viet Nam | 37,000 |  | | 17 | Thailand | 35,600 |  | | 18 | Germany | 33,581 |  | | 19 | Saudi Arabia | 31,822.85 |  | | 20 | France | 21,700 |  | | 21 | Malaysia | 19,500 |  | | 22 | Algeria | 17,397.33 |  | | 23 | Taiwan, Province Of China | 17,330 |  | | 24 | Poland | 17,206.73 |  | | 25 | Greece | 16,500 |  | | 26 | United Arab Emirates | 16,000 |  | | 27 | Ukraine | 14,918 |  | | 28 | Canada | 13,672.4 |  | | 29 | South Africa | 13,341.06 |  | | 30 | Philippines | 13,000 |  | | 31 | United Kingdom | 11,900 |  | | 32 | Morocco | 11,000 |  | | 33 | Romania | 10,702.98 |  | | 34 | Colombia | 10,455.66 |  | | 35 | Portugal | 10,000 |  | | 36 | Argentina | 9,703.3 |  | | 37 | Venezuela | 9,000 |  | | 38 | Australia | 8,500 |  | | 39 | Belgium | 8,200 |  | | 40 | Tunisia | 7,559 |  | | 41 | Peru | 6,921.73 |  | | 42 | Uzbekistan | 6,600 |  | | 43 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of | 6,130 |  | | 44 | Libya | 6,000 |  | | 45 | Iraq | 5,500 |  | | 46 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5,336 |  | | 47 | Austria | 5,309.2 |  | | 48 | Kazakhstan | 5,223.3 |  | | 49 | Bangladesh | 5,000 |  | | 50 | Ireland | 5,000 |  | | 51 | Israel | 5,000 |  | | 52 | Lebanon | 5,000 |  | | 53 | Nigeria | 5,000 |  | | 54 | Czech Republic | 4,804.85 |  | | 55 | Chile | 4,622.33 |  | | 56 | Bulgaria | 4,400 |  | | 57 | Jordan | 4,284 |  | | 58 | Belarus | 4,219 |  | | 59 | Slovakia | 4,157.36 |  | | 60 | Switzerland | 4,000 |  | | 61 | Dominican Republic | 4,000 |  | | 62 | Ecuador | 4,000 |  | | 63 | Oman | 4,000 |  | | 64 | Hungary | 3,544 |  | | 65 | Croatia | 3,500 |  | | 66 | Qatar | 3,500 |  | | 67 | Senegal | 3,200 |  | | 68 | Kenya | 3,134.57 |  | | 69 | Yemen | 3,000 |  | | 70 | Sweden | 2,900 |  | | 71 | Serbia | 2,843 |  | | 72 | Netherlands | 2,700 |  | | 73 | Guatemala | 2,500 |  | | 74 | Kuwait | 2,200 |  | | 75 | Denmark | 2,100 |  | | 76 | Ghana | 1,900 |  | | 77 | Cyprus | 1,870 |  | | 78 | Ethiopia | 1,820 |  | | 79 | Azerbaijan | 1,800 |  | | 80 | Cuba | 1,800 |  | | 81 | Honduras | 1,800 |  | | 82 | Sri Lanka | 1,800 |  | | 83 | Finland | 1,745 |  | | 84 | Norway | 1,700 |  | | 85 | Bolivia | 1,700 |  | | 86 | Benin | 1,600 |  | | 87 | Tanzania, United Republic Of | 1,600 |  | | 88 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,406.37 |  | | 89 | Costa Rica | 1,400 |  | | 90 | Angola | 1,400 |  | | 91 | Slovenia | 1,300 |  | | 92 | El Salvador | 1,300 |  | | 93 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,300 |  | | 94 | Lithuania | 1,100 |  | | 95 | New Zealand | 1,100 |  | | 96 | Panama | 1,050 |  | | 97 | Hong Kong | 1,000 |  | | 98 | Cameroon | 1,000 |  | | 99 | Turkmenistan | 900 |  | | 100 | Albania | 890 |  | | 101 | Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of | 861.9 |  | | 102 | Estonia | 808 |  | | 103 | Togo | 800 |  | | 104 | Trinidad and Tobago | 800 |  | | 105 | Luxembourg | 780 |  | | 106 | Armenia | 770 |  | | 107 | Moldova, Republic Of | 750 |  | | 108 | Mozambique | 730 |  | | 109 | Zambia | 700 |  | | 110 | Myanmar | 675.79 |  | | 111 | Côte D'ivoire | 650 |  | | 112 | Uganda | 650 |  | | 113 | Uruguay | 620 |  | | 114 | Paraguay | 600 |  | | 115 | Jamaica | 600 |  | | 116 | Nicaragua | 530 |  | | 117 | Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The | 520 |  | | 118 | Georgia | 450 |  | | 119 | Réunion | 400 |  | | 120 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 400 |  | | 121 | Zimbabwe | 400 |  | | 122 | Bahrain | 370 |  | | 123 | Guinea | 360 |  | | 124 | Sudan | 330 |  | | 125 | Mauritania | 322.42 |  | | 126 | Latvia | 310 |  | | 127 | Barbados | 300 |  | | 128 | Tajikistan | 300 |  | | 129 | Haiti | 300 |  | | 130 | Nepal | 285 |  | | 131 | Madagascar | 270 |  | | 132 | Malawi | 240 |  | | 133 | Sierra Leone | 236 |  | | 134 | Gabon | 230 |  | | 135 | Guadeloupe | 230 |  | | 136 | Martinique | 220 |  | | 137 | Brunei Darussalam | 200 |  | | 138 | Mongolia | 180 |  | | 139 | Bhutan | 170 |  | | 140 | Liberia | 160 |  | | 141 | Fiji | 143 |  | | 142 | New Caledonia | 134 |  | | 143 | Congo | 110 |  | | 144 | Rwanda | 100 |  | | 145 | Iceland | 100 |  | | 146 | Cambodia | 87 |  | | 147 | Suriname | 65 |  | | 148 | French Guiana | 62 |  | | 149 | Niger | 54 |  | | 150 | Afghanistan | 50 |  | | 151 | Eritrea | 45 |  | | 152 | Burkina Faso | 30 |  |
Source: United States Geological Survey (USGS) Minerals Resources Program
Note: Check source table for details and footnotes
Year of Estimate: 2008
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