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| TABLE 9 | |||||||||||
| QUICKLIME AND HYDRATED LIME, INCLUDING DEAD-BURNED DOLOMITE: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005e | ||||||
| Australiae | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | ||||||
| Austriae | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||||||
| Belgiume, 4 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||||||
| Brazile | 6,300 | 5 | 6,500 | 6,500 | 6,500 | 6,500 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 2,025 | 1,136 | 2,902 | 2,900 | e | 2,500 | |||||
| Canada | 2,213 | 2,248 | 2,216 | 2,200 | e | 2,250 | 5 | ||||
| Chilee | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | ||||||
| Chinae | 22,000 | 22,500 | 23,000 | 23,500 | 24,000 | ||||||
| Colombia | 1,300 | 1,300 | 1,300 | e | 1,300 | e | 1,300 | ||||
| Czech Republice | 1,300 | 1,120 | 1,263 | 5 | 1,300 | 1,300 | |||||
| Egypte | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | ||||||
| Francee, 4 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | ||||||
| Germany | 6,630 | 6,620 | 6,637 | 6,680 | r | 6,700 | |||||
| Indiae | 910 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 920 | ||||||
| Irane | 2,000 | 2,200 | 2,300 | r | 2,500 | r | 2,500 | ||||
| Italye, 6 | 3,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | ||||||
| Japan, quicklime only | 7,586 | 7,420 | 7,953 | 8,507 | r | 8,600 | |||||
| Mexicoe, 4 | 4,800 | 5,100 | 5,700 | 5,700 | 5,700 | ||||||
| Poland | 2,049 | 1,960 | 1,955 | 1,950 | e | 2,000 | |||||
| Romania | 1,790 | 1,829 | 2,025 | 2,000 | e | 2,000 | |||||
| Russiae | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,200 | r | 8,200 | |||||
| Slovakia | 816 | 912 | 847 | 850 | e | 850 | |||||
| Slovenia | 1,434 | 1,636 | 1,500 | 1,500 | e | 1,500 | |||||
| South Africa, burnt lime sales | 1,615 | 1,585 | r | 1,518 | r | 1,738 | r | 1,400 | |||
| Spaine, 4 | 1,700 | 1,800 | 1,800 | 1,800 | 1,800 | ||||||
| Taiwane | 800 | 750 | 800 | 800 | 800 | ||||||
| Turkeye, 4 | 3,200 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 3,400 | 3,400 | ||||||
| United Kingdome | 2,500 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||||||
| United States, including Puerto Rico, sold or used by producers | 18,900 | 17,900 | 19,200 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 5 | |||||
| Vietnam | 1,351 | 1,426 | 1,450 | e | 1,500 | e | 1,650 | ||||
| Othere | 6,140 | r | 6,340 | r | 6,220 | r | 6,220 | r | 6,230 | ||
| Total | 121,000 | 120,000 | r | 125,000 | r | 127,000 | r | 127,000 | |||
| eEstimated. rRevised. | |||||||||||
| 1World totals, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Table includes data available through March 31, 2006. | |||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Argentina, Chad, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria, and several other nations produce lime, but output data are not reported; | |||||||||||
| available general information is inadequate to formulate reliable estimates of output levels. | |||||||||||
| 4Sales only; data may be incomplete. | |||||||||||
| 5Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 6Includes hydraulic lime. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program