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| TABLE 7 | ||||||||||||||
| GYPSUM: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons) | ||||||||||||||
| Country3 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015e | |||||||||
| Algeria | 1,610 | e | 1,958 | 2,078 | 2,130 | 2,130 | ||||||||
| Argentina | 1,453 | 1,433 | 1,548 | r | 1,500 | e | 1,500 | |||||||
| Australiae | 2,220 | 2,120 | 2,270 | 2,580 | 2,580 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 3,229 | 3,750 | 3,333 | 3,330 | e | 3,330 | ||||||||
| Canada4 | 2,449 | 1,832 | 1,837 | 1,811 | r | 1,633 | 5 | |||||||
| Chile | 918 | 799 | 1,015 | 843 | 843 | |||||||||
| Chinae | 127,000 | 128,000 | 129,000 | 130,000 | 130,000 | |||||||||
| Egypte, 4 | 2,138 | 5 | 2,200 | 2,200 | 2,200 | 2,200 | ||||||||
| France | 4,231 | 3,685 | 3,455 | 3,279 | 3,280 | |||||||||
| Germany, marketable | 2,021 | 1,949 | 1,778 | 1,802 | 1,800 | |||||||||
| India | 3,114 | r | 3,537 | r | 3,189 | r | 3,902 | r | 3,500 | |||||
| Irane, 6 | 15,353 | 5 | 14,179 | 5 | 15,800 | 16,000 | 16,000 | |||||||
| Italy | 5,939 | 2,563 | 2,994 | 8,551 | 8,550 | |||||||||
| Japan | 4,770 | 5,002 | 4,771 | 4,674 | 4,670 | |||||||||
| Mexico4 | 3,560 | 4,693 | 5,091 | 5,496 | 5,378 | 5 | ||||||||
| Oman | 1,254 | 1,915 | 2,785 | 4,210 | r | 6,049 | 5 | |||||||
| Pakistan | 1,131 | r | 1,173 | r | 1,753 | r | 1,436 | 1,660 | 5 | |||||
| Poland4 | 1,225 | 1,228 | 1,085 | 1,052 | 1,018 | 5 | ||||||||
| Russia | 3,907 | 4,179 | 4,223 | 4,400 | e | 4,400 | ||||||||
| Saudi Arabiae | 2,205 | 5 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,780 | 1,860 | ||||||||
| Spain4 | 7,826 | 6,360 | 7,125 | 7,000 | e | 7,000 | ||||||||
| Thailand | 10,994 | 11,447 | 12,383 | 12,445 | 11,217 | 5 | ||||||||
| Turkey | 8,894 | r | 11,442 | r | 13,357 | r | 12,618 | r | 12,600 | |||||
| United Kingdome, 4 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | |||||||||
| United States7 | 11,300 | r | 12,800 | r | 14,400 | r | 14,900 | r | 15,200 | 5 | ||||
| Other | 11,400 | r | 12,300 | r | 11,900 | r | 12,300 | r | 11,800 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 241,000 | r | 243,000 | r | 252,000 | r | 261,000 | r | 261,000 | |||||
| eEstimated. rRevised. -- Zero. | ||||||||||||||
| 1Totals, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||||
| 2Includes data available through February 23, 2017. | ||||||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mongolia, and Serbia- | ||||||||||||||
| produced gypsum, but available information is inadequate to make reliable estimates of output levels. | ||||||||||||||
| 4Includes anhydrite. | ||||||||||||||
| 5Reported figure. | ||||||||||||||
| 6Data are for years beginning March 21 of that stated. | ||||||||||||||
| 7Does not include byproduct gypsum. | ||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
