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| Rank | Country | World Production, By Country (Thousand metric tons) |
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| 1 | China | 543,750 |  | | 2 | Japan | 86,000 | | | 3 | Russian Federation | 43,930 | | | 4 | Brazil | 35,300 | | | 5 | Korea, Republic Of | 30,000 | | | 6 | India | 29,500 | | | 7 | Ukraine | 25,676 | | | 8 | Germany | 20,127 | | | 9 | United States | 19,000 | | | 10 | France | 8,105 | | | 11 | Taiwan, Province Of China | 7,939 | | | 12 | United Kingdom | 7,674 | | | 13 | Venezuela | 7,150 | | | 14 | Turkey | 7,000 | | | 15 | Italy | 5,719 | | | 16 | Saudi Arabia | 5,000 | | | 17 | Canada | 5,000 | | | 18 | Netherlands | 4,655 | | | 19 | Austria | 4,562 | | | 20 | Australia | 4,400 | | | 21 | South Africa | 4,376 | | | 22 | Spain | 3,995 | | | 23 | Mexico | 3,929 | | | 24 | Sweden | 3,700 | | | 25 | Czech Republic | 3,483 | | | 26 | Belgium | 3,087 | | | 27 | Slovakia | 3,019 | | | 28 | Poland | 3,015 | | | 29 | Finland | 2,800 | | | 30 | Kazakhstan | 2,700 | | | 31 | Iran, Islamic Republic Of | 2,500 | | | 32 | Qatar | 2,100 | | | 33 | Malaysia | 2,000 | | | 34 | Romania | 1,611 | | | 35 | Indonesia | 1,300 | | | 36 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,182 | | | 37 | Libya | 1,097 | | | 38 | Hungary | 1,050 | | | 39 | Serbia | 1,006 | | | 40 | Pakistan | 1,000 | | | 41 | Chile | 920 | | | 42 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of | 900 | | | 43 | Argentina | 807 | | | 44 | New Zealand | 608 | | | 45 | Egypt | 600 | | | 46 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 483 | | | 47 | Algeria | 458 | | | 48 | Peru | 400 | | | 49 | Colombia | 324 | | | 50 | Paraguay | 145.5 | | | 51 | Norway | 100 | | | 52 | Portugal | 100 | | | 53 | Morocco | 15 | | | 54 | Myanmar | 1.5 | |
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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