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| TABLE 7 | |||||||||||
| SODA ASH: ESTIMATED WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||
| Australia | 310 | 310 | 300 | 150 | r | -- | |||||
| Botswana4 | 241 | 5 | 230 | 225 | 250 | r | 250 | ||||
| Chad | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | ||||||
| China5 | 20,350 | 22,940 | 24,010 | 24,350 | r | 24,500 | |||||
| Egypt | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||||||
| Ethiopia4, 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | r | 5 | r | 5 | r | 5 | ||
| France | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | ||||||
| Germany5 | 2,539 | 2,668 | 2,627 | 2,548 | r | 2,500 | |||||
| India | 2,300 | r | 2,300 | r | 2,460 | r | 2,390 | r | 2,380 | ||
| Italy | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | ||||||
| Japan | 359 | r | 373 | r | 344 | r | 361 | r | 350 | ||
| Kenya4 | 474 | 5 | 499 | 5 | 449 | r | 468 | r | 475 | ||
| Mexico | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | ||||||
| Pakistan | 410 | r, 5 | 378 | r, 5 | 371 | r | 366 | r | 387 | ||
| Poland | 1,010 | 1,061 | 5 | 1,116 | 5 | 1,052 | 5 | 1,100 | 5 | ||
| Portugal | 150 | 150 | 150 | 75 | r | -- | |||||
| Romania | 350 | 420 | 430 | 430 | r | 425 | |||||
| Russia | 2,670 | 5 | 2,822 | 5 | 2,807 | 5 | 2,477 | r | 2,600 | ||
| Taiwan | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | r | -- | |||||
| Turkey | 1,623 | 5 | 1,749 | 5 | 1,853 | 5 | 1,665 | r | 1,700 | ||
| Ukraine | 707 | 700 | 720 | 720 | 700 | ||||||
| United Kingdom | 600 | r | 500 | 500 | 450 | r | 400 | ||||
| United States4, 5 | 10,600 | 10,700 | 11,100 | 11,500 | 11,700 | 5 | |||||
| Total, world | 46,700 | r | 49,800 | r | 51,500 | r | 51,200 | r | 51,300 | ||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1World totals, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to | |||||||||||
| totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Includes data available through October 14, 2015. Synthetic unless otherwise specified. | |||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Iran, Netherlands, Spain, and Tanzania- | |||||||||||
| produced soda ash; available information is inadequate for the formulation of reliable estimates of output levels. | |||||||||||
| 4Natural only. | |||||||||||
| 5Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 6Data for calendar year ending July 7 of the year listed. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
