| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
|
|
# 1
|
United States: |
259,273 thousand metric tons |
|
|
# 2
|
China: |
114,000 thousand metric tons |
|
|
# 3
|
Brazil: |
37,500 thousand metric tons |
|
|
# 4
|
Mexico: |
19,000 thousand metric tons |
|
|
# 5
|
Argentina: |
16,000 thousand metric tons |
|
|
# 6
|
India: |
13,000 thousand metric tons |
|
|
# 7
|
Canada: |
9,200 thousand metric tons |
|
|
# 8
|
South Africa: |
8,900 thousand metric tons |
|
|
# 9
|
Indonesia: |
6,500 thousand metric tons |
|
|
# 10
|
Romania: |
6,000 thousand metric tons |
|
|
# 11
|
Egypt: |
5,900 thousand metric tons |
|
|
# 12
|
Ukraine: |
5,500 thousand metric tons |
|
|
= 13
|
Nigeria: |
5,300 thousand metric tons |
|
|
= 13
|
Hungary: |
5,300 thousand metric tons |
|
|
= 15
|
Philippines: |
4,400 thousand metric tons |
|
|
= 15
|
Thailand: |
4,400 thousand metric tons |
|
|
# 17
|
Serbia and Montenegro: |
4,000 thousand metric tons |
|
| |
Total: |
524,173 thousand metric tons |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
30,833.7 thousand metric tons |
|