| 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 |
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