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| TABLE 9 | |||||||||||
| NATURAL GRAPHITE: ESTIMATED WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||
| Austria | 420 | 4 | 925 | 4 | 219 | 4 | 500 | 500 | |||
| Brazil, marketable | 92,364 | 4 | 105,188 | 4 | 88,110 | r, 4 | 91,908 | r, 4 | 80,000 | ||
| Canada | 20,000 | 25,000 | 24,000 | 20,000 | 30,000 | ||||||
| China | 700,000 | 800,000 | 820,000 | 750,000 | 780,000 | ||||||
| India, run-of-mine5 | 140,000 | 150,000 | 160,000 | 170,000 | 170,000 | ||||||
| Korea, North | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 34 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Madagascar | 3,783 | 4, 6 | 3,573 | 4, 6 | 2,885 | 4, 6 | 4,300 | 5,000 | |||
| Mexico, amorphous4, 6, 7 | 11,458 | r | 18,967 | r | 19,730 | r | 21,163 | r | 22,018 | ||
| Norway, flake | 6,270 | 7,789 | 4 | 6,992 | 4 | 6,000 | r | 8,000 | |||
| Romania | 7,000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Russia | 14,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 15,000 | ||||||
| Sri Lanka | 3,437 | 4 | 3,500 | 3,600 | 3,700 | 4,000 | |||||
| Turkey, run-of-mine4, 8 | -- | - | 5,250 | r | 31,500 | r | 28,740 | r | 3,850 | ||
| Ukraine | 6,000 | 6,000 | 5,800 | 5,800 | 5,000 | ||||||
| Zimbabwe | 4,000 | 7,000 | 6,000 | 4,000 | 7,000 | ||||||
| Total | 1,040,000 | r | 1,180,000 | 1,210,000 | r | 1,150,000 | r | 1,160,000 | |||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1Estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Includes data available through May 4, 2017. | |||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Uzbekistan is thought to produce graphite, but available information is inadequate to make- | |||||||||||
| reliable estimates of output. | |||||||||||
| 4Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 5Indian marketable production is 10% to 20% of run-of-mine production. | |||||||||||
| 6Reported exports. | |||||||||||
| 7Figures based on U.S. import data from U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||||
| 8Turkish marketable production averages approximately 5% of run-of-mine production. Almost all is for domestic consumption. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
