List of countries by salt production

This is a list of countries by salt production in 2006 mostly based on British Geological Survey accessed in September 2008.

Rank Country/Region Salt production (tonnes)  % of world
production
 World 210,000,000 100 %
1  United States 46,500,000 &1000000000000002214000022.14 %
2  China 37,101,000 &1000000000000001767000017.67 %
3  India 15,000,000 &100000000000000071399997.14 %
4  Canada 14,125,000 &100000000000000067300006.73 %
5  Australia 11,211,000 &100000000000000053399995.34 %
6  Mexico 8,180,000 &100000000000000038999993.9 %
7  France 7,000,000 &100000000000000033300003.33 %
8  Brazil 6,500,000 &100000000000000031000003.1 %
9  Chile 6,000,000 &100000000000000028599992.86 %
10  United Kingdom 5,800,000 &100000000000000027599992.76 %
11  Netherlands 5,000,000 &100000000000000023799992.38 %
12  Italy 3,600,000 &100000000000000017100001.71 %
13  Spain 3,200,000 &100000000000000015200001.52 %
14  Russia 2,800,000 &100000000000000013300001.33 %
15  Iran 2,618,000 &100000000000000012500001.25 %
16  Romania 2,450,000 &100000000000000011699991.17 %
17  Egypt 2,400,000 &100000000000000011399991.14 %
18  Ukraine 2,300,000 &100000000000000011000001.1 %
19  Turkey 2,250,000 &100000000000000010700001.07 %
20  Bulgaria 1,800,000 &100000000000000008600000.86 %
21  Poland 1,600,000 &100000000000000007600000.76 %
22  Pakistan 1,320,000 &100000000000000006300000.63 %
23  Vietnam 1,300,000 &100000000000000006200000.62 %
24  Japan 1,251,000 &100000000000000006000000.6 %
25  Argentina 1,200,000 &100000000000000005700000.57 %
26  Thailand 1,000,000 &100000000000000004800000.48 %
27  Bahamas 900,000 &100000000000000004300000.43 %
28  Palestine 800,000 &100000000000000003800000.38 %
29  South Korea 800,000 &100000000000000003800000.38 %
31  Germany 746,000 &100000000000000003600000.36 %
30  Namibia 700,000 &100000000000000003300000.33 %
32  Indonesia 680,000 &100000000000000003200000.32 %
33  Denmark 610,000 &100000000000000002900000.29 %
34  Tunisia 608,000 &100000000000000002900000.29 %
35  Philippines 600,000 &100000000000000002900000.29 %
36  Portugal 600,000 &100000000000000002900000.29 %
37  Colombia 540,000 &100000000000000002600000.26 %
38  Netherlands Antilles 500,000 &100000000000000002400000.24 %
39  North Korea 500,000 &100000000000000002400000.24 %
40  Jordan 410,000 &100000000000000002000000.2 %
41  Austria 401,000 &100000000000000001900000.19 %
42  Bangladesh 350,000 &100000000000000001700000.17 %
43  Venezuela 350,000 &100000000000000001700000.17 %
44  South Africa 336,000 &100000000000000001600000.16 %
45  Belarus 300,000 &100000000000000001400000.14 %
46  Switzerland 300,000 &100000000000000001400000.14 %
47  Ghana 250,000 &100000000000000001200000.12 %
48  Peru 249,000 &100000000000000001200000.12 %
49  Morocco 240,000 &100000000000000001100000.11 %
50  Turkmenistan 215,000 &100000000000000001000000.1 %
51  Botswana 208,000 &100000000000000001000000.1 %
52  Martinique 200,000 &100000000000000001000000.1 %
53  Saudi Arabia 200,000 &100000000000000001000000.1 %
54  Cuba 185,000 &100000000000000000900000.09 %
55  Algeria 183,000 &100000000000000000900000.09 %
56  Greece 150,000 &100000000000000000700000.07 %
57  Syria 146,000 &100000000000000000700000.07 %
58  Senegal 130,000 &100000000000000000600000.06 %
59  Slovenia 125,000 &100000000000000000600000.06 %
60  Yemen 120,000 &100000000000000000600000.06 %
61  Kuwait 100,000 &100000000000000000500000.05 %
62  Slovakia 100,000 &100000000000000000500000.05 %

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