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| Rank | Country | World Production, By Country (Thousand metric tons) |
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| 1 | China | 1,310,000 |  | | 2 | Australia | 521,000 | | | 3 | Brazil | 398,150 | | | 4 | India | 143,710 | | | 5 | Russian Federation | 105,000 | | | 6 | Ukraine | 81,966.4 | | | 7 | South Africa | 63,000 | | | 8 | United States | 54,000 | | | 9 | Canada | 39,427 | | | 10 | Iran, Islamic Republic Of | 37,000 | | | 11 | Venezuela | 27,000 | | | 12 | Kazakhstan | 25,997.8 | | | 13 | Sweden | 23,000 | | | 14 | Chile | 17,330.1 | | | 15 | Mexico | 14,500 | | | 16 | Mauritania | 12,000 | | | 17 | Peru | 10,132 | | | 18 | Malaysia | 8,000 | | | 19 | Mongolia | 7,561.4 | | | 20 | Turkey | 6,300 | | | 21 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of | 5,300 | | | 22 | Viet Nam | 4,170 | | | 23 | Norway | 3,911 | | | 24 | New Zealand | 2,400 | | | 25 | Austria | 2,200 | | | 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,900 | | | 27 | Algeria | 1,300 | | | 28 | Greece | 1,200 | | | 29 | Thailand | 970 | | | 30 | Korea, Republic Of | 500 | | | 31 | Germany | 450 | | | 32 | Pakistan | 380 | | | 33 | Egypt | 250 | | | 34 | Azerbaijan | 230 | | | 35 | Tunisia | 175 | | | 36 | Colombia | 173.26 | | | 37 | Morocco | 78.9 | | | 38 | Nigeria | 70 | | | 39 | Indonesia | 48 | | | 40 | Portugal | 14 | | | 41 | Kenya | 11 | | | 42 | Guatemala | 1.16 | |
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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