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| 1 | China | 2,210,000 |  | | 2 | India | 270,000 |  | | 3 | United States | 74,934 |  | | 4 | Iran, Islamic Republic Of | 70,000 |  | | 5 | Brazil | 68,787 |  | | 6 | Turkey | 63,879 |  | | 7 | Russian Federation | 61,700 |  | | 8 | Viet Nam | 55,531 |  | | 9 | Egypt | 55,200 |  | | 10 | Japan | 54,737 |  | | 11 | Saudi Arabia | 53,000 |  | | 12 | Indonesia | 51,000 |  | | 13 | Korea, Republic Of | 47,087 |  | | 14 | Thailand | 41,047 |  | | 15 | Mexico | 36,184 |  | | 16 | Italy | 33,000 |  | | 17 | Pakistan | 33,000 |  | | 18 | Germany | 32,432 |  | | 19 | Malaysia | 21,726 |  | | 20 | France | 19,500 |  | | 21 | Algeria | 19,000 |  | | 22 | Philippines | 18,907 |  | | 23 | United Arab Emirates | 17,000 |  | | 24 | Morocco | 16,500 |  | | 25 | Nigeria | 16,400 |  | | 26 | Spain | 15,939 |  | | 27 | Poland | 15,919 |  | | 28 | Taiwan, Province Of China | 15,806 |  | | 29 | Bangladesh | 15,000 |  | | 30 | Canada | 12,465 |  | | 31 | South Africa | 11,560 |  | | 32 | Colombia | 10,925 |  | | 33 | Argentina | 10,716 |  | | 34 | Iraq | 10,000 |  | | 35 | Ukraine | 9,801 |  | | 36 | Peru | 9,000 |  | | 37 | Australia | 8,600 |  | | 38 | United Kingdom | 8,500 |  | | 39 | Venezuela | 7,700 |  | | 40 | Greece | 7,500 |  | | 41 | Romania | 7,500 |  | | 42 | Tunisia | 7,241 |  | | 43 | Belgium | 7,000 |  | | 44 | Uzbekistan | 6,800 |  | | 45 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of | 6,400 |  | | 46 | Kazakhstan | 6,392 |  | | 47 | Portugal | 6,000 |  | | 48 | Ecuador | 5,700 |  | | 49 | Israel | 5,500 |  | | 50 | Lebanon | 5,500 |  | | 51 | Qatar | 5,500 |  | | 52 | Oman | 5,200 |  | | 53 | Belarus | 4,906 |  | | 54 | Jordan | 4,900 |  | | 55 | Chile | 4,722 |  | | 56 | Senegal | 4,689 |  | | 57 | Kenya | 4,640 |  | | 58 | Switzerland | 4,467 |  | | 59 | Austria | 4,455 |  | | 60 | Dominican Republic | 4,130 |  | | 61 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4,000 |  | | 62 | Sudan | 3,477 |  | | 63 | Czech Republic | 3,350 |  | | 64 | Ethiopia | 3,000 |  | | 65 | Ghana | 3,000 |  | | 66 | Slovakia | 2,915 |  | | 67 | Guatemala | 2,900 |  | | 68 | Bolivia | 2,714 |  | | 69 | Ireland | 2,600 |  | | 70 | Tanzania, United Republic Of | 2,581 |  | | 71 | Sweden | 2,500 |  | | 72 | Croatia | 2,500 |  | | 73 | Netherlands | 2,500 |  | | 74 | Sri Lanka | 2,400 |  | | 75 | Kuwait | 2,250 |  | | 76 | Libya | 2,000 |  | | 77 | Bulgaria | 2,000 |  | | 78 | Yemen | 2,000 |  | | 79 | Hungary | 2,000 |  | | 80 | Albania | 2,000 |  | | 81 | Azerbaijan | 1,966 |  | | 82 | Turkmenistan | 1,900 |  | | 83 | Cuba | 1,833 |  | | 84 | Serbia | 1,831 |  | | 85 | Denmark | 1,798 |  | | 86 | Honduras | 1,700 |  | | 87 | Togo | 1,605 |  | | 88 | Hong Kong | 1,600 |  | | 89 | Angola | 1,600 |  | | 90 | Uganda | 1,600 |  | | 91 | Norway | 1,500 |  | | 92 | Costa Rica | 1,500 |  | | 93 | Finland | 1,500 |  | | 94 | El Salvador | 1,400 |  | | 95 | Benin | 1,390 |  | | 96 | Bahrain | 1,300 |  | | 97 | Cyprus | 1,300 |  | | 98 | Moldova, Republic Of | 1,230 |  | | 99 | Luxembourg | 1,217 |  | | 100 | New Zealand | 1,200 |  | | 101 | Zambia | 1,200 |  | | 102 | Mozambique | 1,184 |  | | 103 | Latvia | 1,100 |  | | 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,050 |  | | 105 | Lithuania | 1,000 |  | | 106 | Slovenia | 1,000 |  | | 107 | Panama | 1,000 |  | | 108 | Zimbabwe | 1,000 |  | | 109 | Cambodia | 980 |  | | 110 | Cameroon | 900 |  | | 111 | Georgia | 860 |  | | 112 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 846 |  | | 113 | Paraguay | 800 |  | | 114 | Jamaica | 760 |  | | 115 | Nicaragua | 700 |  | | 116 | Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of | 683 |  | | 117 | Trinidad and Tobago | 654 |  | | 118 | Uruguay | 620 |  | | 119 | Burkina Faso | 600 |  | | 120 | Myanmar | 600 |  | | 121 | Mauritania | 570 |  | | 122 | Bhutan | 521 |  | | 123 | Namibia | 501 |  | | 124 | Estonia | 450 |  | | 125 | Armenia | 438 |  | | 126 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 400 |  | | 127 | Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The | 377 |  | | 128 | Réunion | 350 |  | | 129 | Mongolia | 349 |  | | 130 | Sierra Leone | 335 |  | | 131 | Guinea | 317 |  | | 132 | Haiti | 300 |  | | 133 | Guadeloupe | 300 |  | | 134 | Nepal | 300 |  | | 135 | Brunei Darussalam | 300 |  | | 136 | Tajikistan | 232 |  | | 137 | Eritrea | 230 |  | | 138 | Gabon | 220 |  | | 139 | Malawi | 180 |  | | 140 | Barbados | 176 |  | | 141 | Martinique | 150 |  | | 142 | Congo | 150 |  | | 143 | Madagascar | 150 |  | | 144 | Iceland | 140 |  | | 145 | New Caledonia | 124 |  | | 146 | Fiji | 120 |  | | 147 | Suriname | 114 |  | | 148 | Liberia | 109 |  | | 149 | Rwanda | 100 |  | | 150 | Côte D'ivoire | 78 |  | | 151 | Niger | 73 |  | | 152 | Burundi | 71 |  | | 153 | French Guiana | 60 |  | | 154 | Afghanistan | 37 |  |
Source: United States Geological Survey (USGS) Minerals Resources Program
Note: Check source table for details and footnotes
Year of Estimate: 2012
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