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| Rank | Country | World Production, By Country (Thousand metric tons) |
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| 1 | China | 420,000 |  | | 2 | Brazil | 280,000 | | | 3 | Australia | 261,706 | | | 4 | India | 140,000 | | | 5 | Russian Federation | 96,764.4 | | | 6 | Ukraine | 68,569.6 | | | 7 | United States | 54,329.24 | | | 8 | South Africa | 39,542.07 | | | 9 | Canada | 30,125 | | | 10 | Sweden | 23,300 | | | 11 | Venezuela | 20,000 | | | 12 | Iran, Islamic Republic Of | 19,000 | | | 13 | Kazakhstan | 16,469.9 | | | 14 | Mexico | 11,700 | | | 15 | Mauritania | 11,000 | | | 16 | Chile | 8,000 | | | 17 | Peru | 6,895.41 | | | 18 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of | 5,000 | | | 19 | Turkey | 4,000 | | | 20 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,000 | | | 21 | Egypt | 2,600 | | | 22 | New Zealand | 2,300 | | | 23 | Austria | 2,000 | | | 24 | Algeria | 1,579 | | | 25 | Greece | 1,500 | | | 26 | Viet Nam | 700 | | | 27 | Malaysia | 650 | | | 28 | Norway | 620 | | | 29 | Colombia | 498.62 | | | 30 | Germany | 410 | | | 31 | Zimbabwe | 377 | | | 32 | Korea, Republic Of | 304.77 | | | 33 | Slovakia | 300 | | | 34 | Romania | 300 | | | 35 | Thailand | 219.9 | | | 36 | Tunisia | 206 | | | 37 | Bulgaria | 80 | | | 38 | Indonesia | 21.9 | | | 39 | Portugal | 12 | | | 40 | Guatemala | 11.27 | | | 41 | Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of | 10 | | | 42 | Morocco | 9.9 | | | 43 | Azerbaijan | 7.3 | | | 44 | Kenya | 1 | | | 45 | United Kingdom | 0.5 | |
Year of Estimate: 2005
Source: United States Geological Survey (USGS) Minerals Resources Program
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