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 % |