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| Rank | Country | World Production, By Country (Thousand metric tons) |
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| 1 | China | 330,410,000 |  | | 2 | Japan | 83,058,130 |  | | 3 | Russian Federation | 48,419,000 |  | | 4 | United States | 37,214,000 |  | | 5 | Brazil | 34,382,000 |  | | 6 | Ukraine | 30,747,000 |  | | 7 | Germany | 28,854,000 |  | | 8 | Korea, Republic Of | 27,308,000 |  | | 9 | India | 25,500,000 |  | | 10 | France | 13,000,000 |  | | 11 | Taiwan, Province Of China | 10,354,000 |  | | 12 | United Kingdom | 10,200,000 |  | | 13 | Italy | 10,000,000 |  | | 14 | Canada | 8,800,000 |  | | 15 | Belgium | 8,000,000 |  | | 16 | Australia | 7,300,000 |  | | 17 | Venezuela | 6,900,000 |  | | 18 | Poland | 6,500,000 |  | | 19 | South Africa | 6,130,000 |  | | 20 | Turkey | 5,950,000 |  | | 21 | Czech Republic | 5,400,000 |  | | 22 | Netherlands | 5,300,000 |  | | 23 | Romania | 4,400,000 |  | | 24 | Austria | 4,300,000 |  | | 25 | Mexico | 4,047,000 |  | | 26 | Spain | 4,000,000 |  | | 27 | Slovakia | 3,800,000 |  | | 28 | Saudi Arabia | 3,630,000 |  | | 29 | Kazakhstan | 3,581,090 |  | | 30 | Sweden | 3,500,000 |  | | 31 | Argentina | 2,645,600 |  | | 32 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,340,000 |  | | 33 | Iran, Islamic Republic Of | 2,300,000 |  | | 34 | Finland | 2,000,000 |  | | 35 | Malaysia | 1,750,000 |  | | 36 | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 1,650,000 |  | | 37 | Indonesia | 1,500,000 |  | | 38 | Egypt | 1,500,000 |  | | 39 | Pakistan | 1,500,000 |  | | 40 | Hungary | 1,350,000 |  | | 41 | Bulgaria | 1,200,000 |  | | 42 | Chile | 1,100,000 |  | | 43 | Serbia and Montenegro | 950,000 |  | | 44 | Algeria | 950,000 |  | | 45 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of | 900,000 |  | | 46 | Qatar | 830,000 |  | | 47 | New Zealand | 600,000 |  | | 48 | Peru | 330,000 |  | | 49 | Colombia | 315,000 |  | | 50 | Zimbabwe | 170,000 |  | | 51 | Portugal | 100,000 |  | | 52 | Paraguay | 100,000 |  | | 53 | Switzerland | 100,000 |  | | 54 | Norway | 90,000 |  | | 55 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 60,000 |  | | 56 | Morocco | 15,000 |  | | 57 | Myanmar | 1,500 |  |
Year of Estimate: 2005
Source: United States Geological Survey (USGS) Minerals Resources Program
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