Kaolin Production by Country (Metric tons)

Rank	Country	World Production, By Country (Metric tons)
1	United States	7,470,000
2	Uzbekistan	5,500,000
3	Germany	3,770,000
4	Czech Republic	3,768,000
5	United Kingdom	2,500,000
6	Brazil	2,410,000
7	Korea, Republic Of	2,399,458
8	Bulgaria	1,300,000
9	Mexico	875,000
10	Viet Nam	650,000
11	Turkey	580,000
12	Iran, Islamic Republic Of	550,000
13	Italy	469,702
14	Malaysia	450,000
15	Spain	450,000
16	Kyrgyzstan	400,000
17	Egypt	300,000
18	Belgium	300,000
19	France	300,000
20	Australia	250,000
21	Ukraine	225,000
22	Jordan	220,000
23	Nigeria	220,000
24	Thailand	200,000
25	Portugal	160,000
26	Poland	148,579
27	Slovakia	85,000
28	Kazakhstan	70,000
29	Paraguay	66,000
30	Greece	60,000
31	South Africa	51,602
32	Argentina	50,000
33	Austria	50,000
34	Russian Federation	45,000
35	Chile	44,642
36	Pakistan	38,000
37	Algeria	32,523
38	Uganda	30,000
39	Ecuador	25,000
40	Bosnia and Herzegovina	24,882
41	New Zealand	15,000
42	Indonesia	15,000
43	Romania	11,063
44	Hungary	10,000
45	Venezuela	10,000
46	Japan	10,000
47	Sri Lanka	9,500
48	Bangladesh	8,500
49	Guatemala	4,395
50	Peru	2,720
51	Denmark	2,500
52	Ethiopia	1,641
53	Kenya	780
54	Zambia	200
55	Madagascar	170
56	Eritrea	100

Year of Estimate: 2006

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

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