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TABLE 12
AMMONIA: ESTIMATED WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2
(Thousand metric tons of contained nitrogen)
 
Country3   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015  
Afghanistan 27 50 76 60 39
Algeria 593 4 713 4 580 r, 4 1,130 r 1,130
Argentina 600 600 600 600 600
Australia 1,200 1,250 1,250 1,250 1,300
Austria 400 400 400 400 400
Bahrain4 380 341 378 454 r 416
Bangladesh5 700 700 700 700 700
Belarus4 927 950 967 1,019 r 1,060
Belgium- 830 830 830 830 830
Brazil 950 950 950 950 950
Bulgaria- 380 269 r 300 r 313 r 313
Canada 3,946 4 3,942 4 3,942 4 4,000 r 4,000
China4 43,250 45,520 48,326 r 45,642 r 49,706
Croatia4 368 342 343 376 375
Cuba 45 4 59 4 64 4 59 r 59
Czech Republic 107 r, 4 116 r, 4 153 r, 4 175 r, 4 180
Egypt 3,500 2,924 4 2,655 4 2,200 r 1,800
Estonia -- 4 14 r, 4 99 r 30 r 35
Finland 72 4 78 78 78 78
France 3,500 2,644 4 2,640 r 2,600 2,600
Georgia 145 150 150 170 r 190
Germany 2,821 4 2,823 4 2,757 4 2,540 r, 4 2,500
Greece- 130 130 130 130 130
Hungary 300 r 300 300 300 300
India6 10,500 10,650 r, 4 10,840 r, 4 10,780 r, 4 10,800
Indonesia- 5,000 5,100 5,000 5,000 5,000
Iran 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500
Iraq4 143 143 146 182 r 165
Italy 460 590 570 570 570
Japan 995 4 867 4 828 4 787 4 790
Korea, North 217 r 219 r 231 r 230 r 243
Kuwait4 521 r 451 r 552 r 542 r 450
Libya4 22 67 124 208 r 266
Lithuania4- 870 918 693 815 876
Malaysia 950 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
Mexico 709 r, 4 772 r, 4 1,136 r, 4 1,089 r, 4 1,100
Netherlands 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,800
New Zealand- 120 125 125 125 125
Norway 300 300 300 300 300
Oman 1,700 r 1,600 r 1,700 r 1,700 r 1,700
Pakistan- 2,700 2,300 2,700 2,600 r 2,600
Peru 5 5 5 5 5
Poland 1,918 4 2,026 4 2,100 2,200 r 2,200
Qatar4 1,885 r 2,619 r 2,986 r 2,972 r 3,048
Romania 160 115 85 100 r 28
Russia 11,418 4 11,345 4 11,836 4 12,000 r 12,000
Saudi Arabia 3,100 3,250 r, 4 3,185 r, 4 3,600 r 4,100
Serbia4 161 r 170 r 202 r 109 r 89
Slovakia4 487 486 480 486 468
South Africa 620 r 620 r 620 r 620 r 620
Spain 400 400 400 400 400
Switzerland-- 30 30 30 30 30
Syria 85 4 50 50 50 --
Trinidad and Tobago 5,444 4 4,466 4 4,640 4,730 4,905 4
Turkey 200 280 280 300 r 300
Turkmenistan 270 280 285 293 309
Ukraine 4,300 4,160 4,237 4 2,400 r 2,400
United Arab Emirates4   386   330   658   988 r 980  
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 12-Continued
AMMONIA: ESTIMATED WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2
(Thousand metric tons of contained nitrogen)
 
Country3   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015  
United Kingdom 600 r 800 r 800 r 800 r 800
United States4, 7 9,350 8,730 9,170 9,330 9,590
Uzbekistan 1,294 4 1,300 1,350 1,200 r 1,200
Venezuela 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,100 r 1,000
Vietnam 300 300 300 300 300
Zimbabwe 26 25 27 96 r 96
World total   138,000 r 138,000 r 144,000   140,000 r 145,000  
rRevised. -- Zero.
1World totals, U.S. data, and estimated data have been rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.-
2Includes data available through February 10, 2017.
3In addition to the countries listed, Burma, Portugal, Taiwan, and Tajikistan produced ammonia, but available information was inadequate to-
make reliable estimates of output.
4Reported figure.
5May include nitrogen content of urea.
6Data are for years beginning April 1 of that stated.
7Synthetic anhydrous ammonia; excludes coke oven byproduct ammonia.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

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