| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
(top to bottom)
|
| #1 |
United States: |
207,020 thousand metric tons |
|
| #2 |
China: |
128,100 thousand metric tons |
|
| #3 |
Brazil: |
37,000 thousand metric tons |
|
| #4 |
Mexico: |
25,700 thousand metric tons |
|
| #5 |
Japan: |
16,000 thousand metric tons |
|
| #6 |
India: |
12,600 thousand metric tons |
|
| #7 |
Canada: |
11,100 thousand metric tons |
|
| #8 |
Egypt: |
11,000 thousand metric tons |
|
| #9 |
Korea, South: |
9,570 thousand metric tons |
|
| #10 |
South Africa: |
8,700 thousand metric tons |
|
| #11 |
Indonesia: |
7,700 thousand metric tons |
|
| #12 |
Romania: |
6,700 thousand metric tons |
|
| #13 |
Nigeria: |
5,300 thousand metric tons |
|
| #14 |
Serbia and Montenegro: |
4,700 thousand metric tons |
|
| #15 |
Hungary: |
4,600 thousand metric tons |
|
| #16 |
Malaysia: |
2,550 thousand metric tons |
|
| |
Total: |
498,340 thousand metric tons |
| |
Weighted average: |
31,146.3 thousand metric tons |
|