| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
(top to bottom)
|
| #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 |
|
| #14 |
Hungary: |
5,300 thousand metric tons |
|
| #15 |
Philippines: |
4,400 thousand metric tons |
|
| #16 |
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 |
|