List of countries by salt production

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. 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.[1]

Lists

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List of countries by salt production (metric tonnes)
BGS (2022)[2] USGS (2024)[3]
Country/Region Production
 World 281,111,172
 China 53,598,800
 United States 42,000,000
 India 25,930,434
 Germany 16,077,534
 Bangladesh 16,000,000
 Australia 13,000,000
 Canada 12,535,864
 Chile 10,501,352
 Turkey 9,085,711
 Mexico 7,914,780
 Russia 6,000,000
 Netherlands 5,893,000
 France 5,500,000
 Poland 4,376,888
 Spain 4,120,473
 Iran 3,700,000
 Djibouti 3,500,000
 Bulgaria 3,400,000
 United Kingdom 2,587,790
 Saudi Arabia 2,400,000
 Belarus 2,300,000
 Pakistan 2,171,567
 Tunisia 1,900,000
 Thailand 1,737,090
 Italy 1,460,833
 Argentina 1,300,000
 Romania 1,300,000
 Namibia 1,157,299
 Austria 1,119,398
 Kazakhstan 1,112,456
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,109,253
 Peru 1,093,559
 Indonesia 1,000,000
 Ukraine 1,000,000
 Philippines 993,000
 Vietnam 987,000
 Japan 897,000
 Denmark 803,000
 Bahamas 623,368
 Brazil 609,801
 Morocco 575,000
 South Africa 571,774
  Switzerland 423,000
Bonaire 400,000
 Colombia 359,288
 Botswana 323,303
 Senegal 320,627
 Eritrea 320,000
 Uzbekistan 320,000
 Ghana 300,000
 Venezuela 300,000
 Iraq 300,000
 Israel 297,861
 South Korea 250,000
 Egypt 230,000
 Turkmenistan 230,000
 Angola 210,000
 Greece 210,000
 Cuba 195,600
 Tanzania 181,818
 Myanmar 162,000
 Algeria 160,000
 Portugal 125,853
 Madagascar 120,000
 Sudan 120,000
 Sri Lanka 110,000
 Mozambique 100,000
 El Salvador 100,000
 North Korea 100,000
 Yemen 80,000
 Taiwan 78,415
 Ecuador 75,000
 Guatemala 60,000
 Honduras 60,000
 Kuwait 58,000
 Libya 50,000
 Croatia 45,992
Jordan 42,000
 Cambodia 40,000
 Tajikistan 37,000
 Nicaragua 30,000
 Albania 30,000
 Guinea 25,000
 Kenya 23,215
 Armenia 22,534
 Afghanistan 21,663
Bolivia 20,000
 New Zealand 18,000
 Lebanon 15,000
Jamaica 14,000
 Oman 11,500
 Montenegro 10,000
 Serbia 6,500
 Mali 6,000
 Burkina Faso 5,000
 Azerbaijan 4,181
 Syria 4,000
 Slovenia 2,342
 Mauritania 1,000
 Ethiopia 800
 Mauritius 674
 Mongolia 394
 Laos 188
Country/Region Production
 World 280,000,000
 China 55,000,000
 United States 40,000,000
 Other countries 28,000,000
 India 28,000,000
 Germany 16,000,000
 Australia 13,000,000
 Canada 12,000,000
 Chile 11,000,000
 Mexico 9,000,000
 Turkey 9,000,000
Russia 8,000,000
 Brazil 6,600,000
Netherlands 6,000,000
 France 5,000,000
 Poland 4,600,000
 Spain 4,000,000
Bulgaria 3,000,000
Pakistan 3,000,000
 United Kingdom 2,800,000
Iran 2,700,000
Saudi Arabia 2,400,000
Egypt 2,300,000
Belarus 2,100,000
Italy 1,900,000

References

  1. ^ The surveys underreport China's salt production, as both rely on statistics from China's National Statistics website. However, these figures do not account for much of the salt produced by captive salt plants serving the chemical industry. The actual production in 2012 was approximately 86 Mt. The gap between reported and actual total salt production has widened over the years. By 2023, China's total salt production reached 120 Mt, while the reported figure was only 52 Mt. This estimate is derived by calculating apparent production based on imports, exports, and consumption (consumption + imports - exports).
  2. ^ "World mineral statistics data". MineralsUK. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
  3. ^ "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2025 - Salt" (PDF). Retrieved 2025-09-15.
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