List of countries by salt production

This is a list of countries by salt production. The six leading salt producers in the world, Canada, India, the United States, China, and Germany, account for more than half of the worldwide production.

The first table includes data by the British Geological Survey (BGS) for countries with available statistics. The second table includes data by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) for the leading producers.

Lists

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BGS[1]	USGS[2]
Rank Country/Region 2012 salt production (metric tonnes) % of world production 1  China 62,158,000 7001224800000000000♠22.48 % 2  United States 40,200,000 7001145400000000000♠14.54 % 3  India 24,500,000 7000886000000000000♠8.86 % 4  Germany 19,021,295 7000688000000000000♠6.88 % 5  Canada 10,844,624 7000392000000000000♠3.92 % 6  Australia 10,821,000 7000391000000000000♠3.91 % 7  Mexico 10,100,935 7000365000000000000♠3.65 % 8  Chile 8,057,130 7000291000000000000♠2.91 % 9  Netherlands 6,513,000 7000236000000000000♠2.36 % 10  Brazil 6,300,000 7000227990000099999♠2.28 % 11  Ukraine 6,181,415 7000224000000000000♠2.24 % 12  France 6,100,000 7000221000000000000♠2.21 % 12  United Kingdom 6,100,000 7000221000000000000♠2.21 % 13  Poland 4,249,200 7000154000000000000♠1.54 % 14  Spain 4,042,077 7000146000000000000♠1.46 % 15  Turkey 4,000,000 7000145000000000000♠1.45 % 16  Austria 3,193,438 7000115000000099999♠1.15 % 17  Egypt 2,883,577 7000104000000000000♠1.04 % 18  Italy 2,862,440 7000104000000000000♠1.04 % 19  Iran 2,800,000 7000101000000000000♠1.01 % 20  Pakistan 2,427,895 6999880000000000000♠0.88 % 21  Belarus 2,176,650 6999790000000000000♠0.79 % 22  Bulgaria 2,100,000 6999760000000000000♠0.76 % 23  Russia 2,000,000 6999720000000000000♠0.72 % 23  Saudi Arabia 2,000,000 6999720000000000000♠0.72 % 24  Argentina 1,900,000 6999690009999900000♠0.69 % 25  Romania 1,888,516 6999680000000000000♠0.68 % 26  Thailand 1,463,539 6999530000000000000♠0.53 % 27  Bangladesh 1,430,329 6999520000000000000♠0.52 % 28  Peru 1,242,765 6999450000000000000♠0.45 % 29  Vietnam 1,177,900 6999430000000000000♠0.43 % 30  Tunisia 1,131,200 6999410009999900000♠0.41 % 31  Bahamas 1,000,000 6999360000000000000♠0.36 % 32  Japan 925,000 6999330000000000000♠0.33 % 33  Bosnia and Herzegovina 743,807 6999270000000000000♠0.27 % 34  Namibia 738,000 6999270000000000000♠0.27 % 35  Philippines 725,000 6999260000000000000♠0.26 % 36  Morocco 720,000 6999260000000000000♠0.26 % 37  Indonesia 650,000 6999240000000000000♠0.24 % 38  Portugal 608,977 6999220000000000000♠0.22 % 39  Denmark 600,000 6999220000000000000♠0.22 % 40   Switzerland 528,000 6999190000000000000♠0.19 % 41  Colombia 520,268 6999190000000000000♠0.19 % 42  North Korea 500,000 6999180000000000000♠0.18 % 43  Kazakhstan 463,960 6999170000000000000♠0.17 % 44  Israel 414,984 6999150000000000000♠0.15 % 45  South Africa 399,135 6999140000000000000♠0.14 % 46  Botswana 389,481 6999140000000000000♠0.14 % 47  Venezuela 350,000 6999130000000000000♠0.13 % 48  South Korea 308,847 6999110000000000000♠0.11 % 49  Cuba 280,000 6999100000000000000♠0.1 % 50  Senegal 237,300 6998900000000000000♠0.09 % 51  Myanmar 223,747 6998800000000000000♠0.08 % 52  Turkmenistan 215,000 6998800000000000000♠0.08 % 53  Greece 190,000 6998700000000000000♠0.07 % 54  Algeria 178,000 6998600000000000000♠0.06 % 55  Afghanistan 169,000 6998600000000000000♠0.06 % 56  Ghana 150,000 6998500000000000000♠0.05 % 56  Sudan 150,000 6998500000000000000♠0.05 % 57  Iraq 143,441 6998500000000000000♠0.05 % 58  Mozambique 110,000 6998400000000000000♠0.04 % 59  El Salvador 103,100 6998400000000000000♠0.04 % 60  Ethiopia 100,000 6998400000000000000♠0.04 % 61  New Zealand 88,000 6998300000000000000♠0.03 % 62  Sri Lanka 85,000 6998300000000000000♠0.03 % 63  Albania 84,798 6998300000000000000♠0.03 % 64  Cambodia 80,000 6998300000000000000♠0.03 % 64  Syria 80,000 6998300000000000000♠0.03 % 65  Ecuador 75,000 6998300000000000000♠0.03 % 66  Taiwan 70,750 6998300000000000000♠0.03 % 67  Madagascar 70,000 6998300000000000000♠0.03 % 67  Yemen 70,000 6998300000000000000♠0.03 % 68  Uzbekistan 60,000 6998200000000000000♠0.02 % 69  Dominican Republic 50,000 6998200000000000000♠0.02 % 69  Guatemala 50,000 6998200000000000000♠0.02 % 69  Kuwait 50,000 6998200000000000000♠0.02 % 70  Laos 47,600 6998200000000000000♠0.02 % 71  Croatia 45,992 6998200000000000000♠0.02 % 72  Angola 40,000 6998100000000000000♠0.01 % 72  Honduras 40,000 6998100000000000000♠0.01 % 73  Armenia 37,798 6998100000000000000♠0.01 % 74  Tanzania 34,016 6998100000000000000♠0.01 % 75  Djibouti 30,000 6998100000000000000♠0.01 % 75  Nicaragua 30,000 6998100000000000000♠0.01 % 76  Tajikistan 27,954 6998100000000000000♠0.01 % 77  Eritrea 26,000 6998100000000000000♠0.01 % 78  Kenya 24,000 6998100000000000000♠0.01 % 79  Azerbaijan 19,000 6998100000000000000♠0.01 % 80  Serbia 16,506 6998100000000000000♠0.01 % 81  Montenegro 16,000 6998100000000000000♠0.01 % 82  Panama 15,596 6998100000000000000♠0.01 % 83  Guinea 15,000 6998100000000000000♠0.01 % 83  Lebanon 15,000 6998100000000000000♠0.01 % 84  Oman 12,800 5000000000000000000♠0 % 85  Libya 10,000 5000000000000000000♠0 % 86  Mali 6,000 5000000000000000000♠0 % 87  Slovenia 5,684 5000000000000000000♠0 % 88  Burkina Faso 5,000 5000000000000000000♠0 % 89  Mauritius 3,800 5000000000000000000♠0 % 90  Mongolia 2,461 5000000000000000000♠0 % 91  Niger 1,300 5000000000000000000♠0 % 92  Somalia 1,000 5000000000000000000♠0 % 93  Mauritania 700 5000000000000000000♠0 %	Rank Country/Region 2012 salt production (metric tonnes) % of world production —  World 259,000,000 7002100000000000000♠100 % 1  China 70,000,000 7001270300000000000♠27.03 % —  other countries 43,500,000 7001168000000000000♠16.8 % 2  United States 37,200,000 7001143600000000000♠14.36 % 3  India 17,000,000 7000656000000000000♠6.56 % 4  Germany 11,900,000 7000459000000000000♠4.59 % 5  Australia 10,800,000 7000417000000000000♠4.17 % 5  Canada 10,800,000 7000417000000000000♠4.17 % 5  Mexico 10,800,000 7000417000000000000♠4.17 % 6  Chile 8,060,000 7000311000000000000♠3.11 % 7  Brazil 7,020,000 7000271000000000000♠2.71 % 8  United Kingdom 6,700,000 7000259000000000000♠2.59 % 9  France 6,100,000 7000236000000000000♠2.36 % 10  Ukraine 5,900,000 7000227990000099999♠2.28 % 11  Turkey 5,000,000 7000193000000000000♠1.93 % 12  Spain 4,390,000 7000169000000000000♠1.69 % 13  Poland 3,810,000 7000147000000000000♠1.47 %

References

External links

• World stats