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| Rank | Country | World Production, By Country (Metric tons) |
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| 1 | Turkey | 6,500,000 |  | | 2 | Italy | 4,727,000 | | | 3 | China | 2,000,000 | | | 4 | Japan | 700,000 | | | 5 | Thailand | 678,000 | | | 6 | Spain | 675,000 | | | 7 | United States | 650,000 | | | 8 | France | 650,000 | | | 9 | Czech Republic | 510,000 | | | 10 | Poland | 440,000 | | | 11 | Mexico | 432,840 | | | 12 | Korea, Republic Of | 400,000 | | | 13 | India | 400,000 | | | 14 | Portugal | 372,000 | | | 15 | Egypt | 360,000 | | | 16 | Malaysia | 300,000 | | | 17 | Iran, Islamic Republic Of | 300,000 | | | 18 | Argentina | 291,562 | | | 19 | Venezuela | 200,000 | | | 20 | Brazil | 172,000 | | | 21 | Germany | 170,000 | | | 22 | South Africa | 105,815 | | | 23 | Greece | 95,000 | | | 24 | Colombia | 92,000 | | | 25 | Bulgaria | 90,000 | | | 26 | Norway | 75,000 | | | 27 | Finland | 60,000 | | | 28 | Australia | 50,000 | | | 29 | Romania | 45,000 | | | 30 | Russian Federation | 45,000 | | | 31 | Sweden | 42,000 | | | 32 | Sri Lanka | 37,000 | | | 33 | Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of | 32,000 | | | 34 | Guatemala | 30,000 | | | 35 | Ecuador | 20,000 | | | 36 | Pakistan | 20,000 | | | 37 | Morocco | 20,000 | | | 38 | Philippines | 15,000 | | | 39 | Peru | 13,063 | | | 40 | Jordan | 10,000 | | | 41 | Chile | 6,500 | | | 42 | Cuba | 5,600 | | | 43 | Slovakia | 5,000 | | | 44 | Uzbekistan | 4,300 | | | 45 | Serbia | 3,500 | | | 46 | Uruguay | 2,500 | | | 47 | Nigeria | 1,700 | | | 48 | United Kingdom | 1,000 | | | 49 | Ethiopia | 510 | | | 50 | Kenya | 25 | |
Source: United States Geological Survey (USGS) Minerals Resources Program
Note: Check source table for details and footnotes
Year of Estimate: 2008
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