List of countries by salt production

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

Contents

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

Click on one of the small triangles in the headings to re-order the list according to that category.

BGS [1] USGS [2]
RankCountry/Region2012 salt
production
(metric tonnes)
 % of world
production
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 62,158,00022.48 %
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 40,200,00014.54 %
3Flag of India.svg  India 24,500,0008.86 %
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 19,021,2956.88 %
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10,844,6243.92 %
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10,821,0003.91 %
7Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 10,100,9353.65 %
8Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 8,057,1302.91 %
9Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6,513,0002.36 %
10Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 6,300,0002.28 %
11Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 6,181,4152.24 %
12Flag of France.svg  France 6,100,0002.21 %
12Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 6,100,0002.21 %
13Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 4,249,2001.54 %
14Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 4,042,0771.46 %
15Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 4,000,0001.45 %
16Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 3,193,4381.15 %
17Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2,883,5771.04 %
18Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2,862,4401.04 %
19Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 2,800,0001.01 %
20Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2,427,8950.88 %
21Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 2,176,6500.79 %
22Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 2,100,0000.76 %
23Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2,000,0000.72 %
23Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 2,000,0000.72 %
24Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1,900,0000.69 %
25Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1,888,5160.68 %
26Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1,463,5390.53 %
27Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1,430,3290.52 %
28Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 1,242,7650.45 %
29Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 1,177,9000.43 %
30Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1,131,2000.41 %
31Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 1,000,0000.36 %
32Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 925,0000.33 %
33Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 743,8070.27 %
34Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 738,0000.27 %
35Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 725,0000.26 %
36Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 720,0000.26 %
37Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 650,0000.24 %
38Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 608,9770.22 %
39Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 600,0000.22 %
40Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 528,0000.19 %
41Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 520,2680.19 %
42Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 500,0000.18 %
43Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 463,9600.17 %
44Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 414,9840.15 %
45Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 399,1350.14 %
46Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 389,4810.14 %
47Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 350,0000.13 %
48Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 308,8470.11 %
49Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 280,0000.1 %
50Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 237,3000.09 %
51Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 223,7470.08 %
52Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 215,0000.08 %
53Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 190,0000.07 %
54Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 178,0000.06 %
55Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan 169,0000.06 %
56Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 150,0000.05 %
56Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 150,0000.05 %
57Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 143,4410.05 %
58Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 110,0000.04 %
59Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 103,1000.04 %
60Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 100,0000.04 %
61Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 88,0000.03 %
62Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 85,0000.03 %
63Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 84,7980.03 %
64Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 80,0000.03 %
64Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 80,0000.03 %
65Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 75,0000.03 %
66Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 70,7500.03 %
67Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 70,0000.03 %
67Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 70,0000.03 %
68Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 60,0000.02 %
69Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 50,0000.02 %
69Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 50,0000.02 %
69Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 50,0000.02 %
70Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 47,6000.02 %
71Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 45,9920.02 %
72Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 40,0000.01 %
72Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 40,0000.01 %
73Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 37,7980.01 %
74Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 34,0160.01 %
75Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 30,0000.01 %
75Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 30,0000.01 %
76Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 27,9540.01 %
77Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 26,0000.01 %
78Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 24,0000.01 %
79Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 19,0000.01 %
80Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 16,5060.01 %
81Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 16,0000.01 %
82Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 15,5960.01 %
83Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 15,0000.01 %
83Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 15,0000.01 %
84Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 12,8000 %
85Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 10,0000 %
86Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 6,0000 %
87Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 5,6840 %
88Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 5,0000 %
89Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 3,8000 %
90Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 2,4610 %
91Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 1,3000 %
92Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 1,0000 %
93Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 7000 %
RankCountry/Region2012 salt
production
(metric tonnes)
 % of world
production
 World259,000,000100 %
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 70,000,00027.03 %
 Other countries43,500,00016.8 %
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 37,200,00014.36 %
3Flag of India.svg  India 17,000,0006.56 %
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11,900,0004.59 %
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10,800,0004.17 %
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10,800,0004.17 %
5Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 10,800,0004.17 %
6Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 8,060,0003.11 %
7Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 7,020,0002.71 %
8Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 6,700,0002.59 %
9Flag of France.svg  France 6,100,0002.36 %
10Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 5,900,0002.28 %
11Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 5,000,0001.93 %
12Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 4,390,0001.69 %
13Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 3,810,0001.47 %

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References

  1. "World Mineral Production 2008 to 2012". www.bgs.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  2. "Salt Statistics and Information". www.usgs.gov.