Gypsum: World Production, By Country

TABLE 8-
GYPSUM: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY ^{1, 2}

(Thousand metric tons)

Country	2006		2007		2008		2009		2010^e
Afghanistan^e	2		2		2		2		2
Algeria	1,033		1,198		1,672		1,700		1,700	³
Argentina	1,203		1,227		1,257		1,300		1,360
Armenia	44		55		46		45		45
Australia	4,265		3,896		3,500	^e	3,500	^e	3,500
Austria, gypsum and anhydrate	1,071		1,064		1,087		911	^r	1,000
Azerbaijan	35		22		38	^r	46	^r	48	³
Bhutan	160		189	^r	248	^r	248	^r	250
Bolivia	1		4		4		2	^r	1	³
Bosnia and Herzegovina	132		154		150		74	^r	80
Brazil⁴	1,712		1,884	^r	2,239	^r	2,348	^r	2,350	^p
Bulgaria⁴	216		234		210	^{r, e}	190	^{r, e}	190
Burma	69		75		82		98		81	³
Canada⁴	9,036		7,562		5,740		3,540		2,717	³
Chile	845		773		774		724		725
China^e	42,000		48,000		46,000		45,000		47,000
Colombia	186		200		200		190	^e	200
Croatia-	170		335		330	^r	234	^r	240
Cuba^e	(5)		(5)		(5)		(5)		(5)
Cyprus^e	250	³	250		250		250		250
Czech Republic	16		66		35	^e	13		5
Dominican Republic	161		146		185		175		175
Ecuador^e	1	³	2		1		1		1
Egypt^{e, 4}	2,000	^e	3,007		2,381		2,500		2,400
El Salvador^e	6		6		6		6		6
Eritrea^e	1	³	1		1		1		1
Ethiopia⁴	39		30		33		33	^e	33
France^{e, 4}	4,800		4,800		2,339	³	2,300		2,300
Germany, marketable⁴	1,771		1,898		2,112		1,898		1,822	³
Greece^{e, 4}	500		500		500		500		500
Guatemala-	227		495		127		19		50
Honduras^e	6		6		6		6		6
Hungary^{e, 4}	30		26		26		24	^r	24
India^e	2,450		2,500		2,550		2,600		2,650
Indonesia^e	6		6		6		6		6
Iran^{e, 6}	12,000		12,000		12,000		13,000		13,000
Ireland^e	450		450		450		450		450
Israel-	111		83		10		9	^r	10
Italy	2,860		5,459		4,139		4,130	^e	4,130
Jamaica	364		228		238		230	^e	230
Japan	5,796		5,850		5,800	^e	5,750		5,700
Jordan-	334		288		300	^e	300	^e	300
Kenya⁴	9		10		10		10	^e	10
Laos^e	775	³	775		775		775		775
Latvia^e	230	³	230		230		230		230
Lebanon^e	70	^r	80	^r	85	^r	100	^r	105
Libya^e	200		240		250		250		250
Luxembourg^{e, 4}	(5)		(5)		(5)		(5)		(5)
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 8-Continued-
GYPSUM: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY ^{1, 2}

(Thousand metric tons)

Country	2006		2007		2008		2009		2010^e
Macedonia	268		256		242		155		160
Mauritania	45		49		44		37	^r	45
Mexico⁴	6,076		6,080	^e	5,135		5,757		3,560	³
Moldova	186		312		701	^r	164	^r	164
Mongolia^e	26		NA		NA		NA		NA
Morocco^e	600		600		600		600		600
Nicaragua^{e, 4}	42	³	40		40		40		40
Niger	13		5		9		9	^e	9
Nigeria^e	169		579		300		300	^e	350
Oman	254	^r	183	^r	349	^r	254	^r	395	³
Pakistan	650		703	^r	700	^r	650		600
Paraguay^e	5		5		5		5		5
Peru-	151		335		335	^e	355		335
Poland⁴	1,353		1,492		1,481	^r	1,299	^r	1,300
Portugal^{e, 4}	400	³	400		300		300		300
Romania	615		707		885	^r	800	^e	600
Russia^e-	2,600		3,000		3,600		2,900	³	2,900
Saudi Arabia^e	2,101	³	2,100		2,300		2,100		2,100
Serbia^e	45		45		45		45		45
Slovakia⁴	126		151		152		131	^r	135
South Africa	554		627		571		598		517	³
Spain^{e, 4}	11,500	³	11,500		11,500		11,500		11,500
Sudan⁴	7	^e	8		13	^r	30	^{r, e}	30
Switzerland^e	250		250		250		250		25
Syria	444		448		573		403		450
Tajikistan^e	9	³	9		9		26	^r	15
Tanzania⁴	33		53		56	^r	8	^r	30
Thailand	8,355		8,643	^r	8,500	^e	8,500	^e	8,500
Tunisia^e	151		157		177	^r	360	^r	360
Turkey	4,370		3,241		3,000	^e	3,100	^e	3,200
Turkmenistan^e	100		100		100		100		100
Uganda^e	(5)	³	(5)		(5)		(5)		(5)
Ukraine	376		742		1,158		711	^r	710
United Arab Emirates^e	130		150		200		200		150
United Kingdom^{e, 4}	1,700	³	1,700		1,700		1,700		1,700
United States⁷	18,600		15,700		12,300		10,400		8,840	³
Uruguay^e-	5		5		5		5		5
Venezuela	7	³	7		7		7		7
Yemen-	44		45		50	^e	50	^e	65
Total	160,000		167,000	^r	156,000	^r	150,000	^r	147,000
^eEstimated. ^pPreliminary.^rRevised. NA Not available.
¹World totals, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Table includes data available through July 31, 2011.
³Reported figure.
⁴Includes anhydrite.
⁵Less than - unit.
⁶Data are for years beginning March 21 of that stated.
⁷Excludes byproduct gypsum.