# 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.

## Lists

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| BGS | USGS |
| RankCountry/Region2012 salt production (metric tonnes) % of world production 1 China62,158,00022.48 % 2 United States40,200,00014.54 % 3 India24,500,0008.86 % 4 Germany19,021,2956.88 % 5 Canada10,844,6243.92 % 6 Australia10,821,0003.91 % 7 Mexico10,100,9353.65 % 8 Chile8,057,1302.91 % 9 Netherlands6,513,0002.36 % 10 Brazil6,300,0002.28 % 11 Ukraine6,181,4152.24 % 12 France6,100,0002.21 % 12 United Kingdom6,100,0002.21 % 13 Poland4,249,2001.54 % 14 Spain4,042,0771.46 % 15 Turkey4,000,0001.45 % 16 Austria3,193,4381.15 % 17 Egypt2,883,5771.04 % 18 Italy2,862,4401.04 % 19 Iran2,800,0001.01 % 20 Pakistan2,427,8950.88 % 21 Belarus2,176,6500.79 % 22 Bulgaria2,100,0000.76 % 23 Russia2,000,0000.72 % 23 Saudi Arabia2,000,0000.72 % 24 Argentina1,900,0000.69 % 25 Romania1,888,5160.68 % 26 Thailand1,463,5390.53 % 27 Bangladesh1,430,3290.52 % 28 Peru1,242,7650.45 % 29 Vietnam1,177,9000.43 % 30 Tunisia1,131,2000.41 % 31 Bahamas1,000,0000.36 % 32 Japan925,0000.33 % 33 Bosnia and Herzegovina743,8070.27 % 34 Namibia738,0000.27 % 35 Philippines725,0000.26 % 36 Morocco720,0000.26 % 37 Indonesia650,0000.24 % 38 Portugal608,9770.22 % 39 Denmark600,0000.22 % 40 Switzerland528,0000.19 % 41 Colombia520,2680.19 % 42 North Korea500,0000.18 % 43 Kazakhstan463,9600.17 % 44 Israel414,9840.15 % 45 South Africa399,1350.14 % 46 Botswana389,4810.14 % 47 Venezuela350,0000.13 % 48 South Korea308,8470.11 % 49 Cuba280,0000.1 % 50 Senegal237,3000.09 % 51 Myanmar223,7470.08 % 52 Turkmenistan215,0000.08 % 53 Greece190,0000.07 % 54 Algeria178,0000.06 % 55 Afghanistan169,0000.06 % 56 Ghana150,0000.05 % 56 Sudan150,0000.05 % 57 Iraq143,4410.05 % 58 Mozambique110,0000.04 % 59 El Salvador103,1000.04 % 60 Ethiopia100,0000.04 % 61 New Zealand88,0000.03 % 62 Sri Lanka85,0000.03 % 63 Albania84,7980.03 % 64 Cambodia80,0000.03 % 64 Syria80,0000.03 % 65 Ecuador75,0000.03 % 66 Taiwan70,7500.03 % 67 Madagascar70,0000.03 % 67 Yemen70,0000.03 % 68 Uzbekistan60,0000.02 % 69 Dominican Republic50,0000.02 % 69 Guatemala50,0000.02 % 69 Kuwait50,0000.02 % 70 Laos47,6000.02 % 71 Croatia45,9920.02 % 72 Angola40,0000.01 % 72 Honduras40,0000.01 % 73 Armenia37,7980.01 % 74 Tanzania34,0160.01 % 75 Djibouti30,0000.01 % 75 Nicaragua30,0000.01 % 76 Tajikistan27,9540.01 % 77 Eritrea26,0000.01 % 78 Kenya24,0000.01 % 79 Azerbaijan19,0000.01 % 80 Serbia16,5060.01 % 81 Montenegro16,0000.01 % 82 Panama15,5960.01 % 83 Guinea15,0000.01 % 83 Lebanon15,0000.01 % 84 Oman12,8000 % 85 Libya10,0000 % 86 Mali6,0000 % 87 Slovenia5,6840 % 88 Burkina Faso5,0000 % 89 Mauritius3,8000 % 90 Mongolia2,4610 % 91 Niger1,3000 % 92 Somalia1,0000 % 93 Mauritania7000 % | RankCountry/Region2012 salt production (metric tonnes) % of world production — World259,000,000100 % 1 China70,000,00027.03 % — Other countries43,500,00016.8 % 2 United States37,200,00014.36 % 3 India17,000,0006.56 % 4 Germany11,900,0004.59 % 5 Australia10,800,0004.17 % 5 Canada10,800,0004.17 % 5 Mexico10,800,0004.17 % 6 Chile8,060,0003.11 % 7 Brazil7,020,0002.71 % 8 United Kingdom6,700,0002.59 % 9 France6,100,0002.36 % 10 Ukraine5,900,0002.28 % 11 Turkey5,000,0001.93 % 12 Spain4,390,0001.69 % 13 Poland3,810,0001.47 % |