Bentonite Production by Country (Metric tons)

Product
Alumina
Aluminum, Primary
Ammonia
Antimony
Arsenic Trioxide
Asbestos
Barite
Bauxite
Bentonite
Beryl
Bismuth
Boron Minerals
Bromine
Cadmium
Celestite
Chromite
Cobalt
Copper
Crude Iodine
Diatomite
Feldspar
Ferrochromium
Ferromanganese And Silicomanganese
Fluorspar
Fuller's Earth
Gold
Graphite
Gypsum
Hydraulic Cement
Indium
Industrial Sand And Gravel (Silica)
Iron Ore
Kaolin
Lead
Lithium Minerals And Brine
Magnesite
Magnesium
Marketable Potash
Mercury
Mica
Molybdenum
Monazite Concentrate
Natural Iron Oxide Pigments
Niobium And Tantalum
Peat
Perlite
Pig Iron
Platinum-Group Metals
Pumice And Related Materials
Quicklime And Hydrated Lime, Including Dead-Burned Dolomite
Rare Earths
Raw Steel
Rhenium
Salt
Selenium
Silver
Soda Ash
Synthetic Diamond
Talc And Pyrophyllite
Tellurium
Tin
Tungsten
Vanadium
Vermiculite
Wollastonite
Zinc
Zirconium Mineral Concentrates
Graph
Production
Unit of Measure
RankCountryWorld Production, By Country (Metric tons)
1United States4,350,0004350000
2Turkey1,100,0001100000
3India1,081,0001081000
4Greece1,000,0001000000
5Mexico617,632617632
6Brazil513,000513000
7Iran, Islamic Republic Of400,000400000
8Japan400,000400000
9Germany375,000375000
10Australia230,000230000
11Czech Republic226,000226000
12Ukraine210,000210000
13Argentina200,000200000
14South Africa174,786174786
15Cyprus158,386158386
16Slovakia130,000130000
17Spain115,000115000
18Italy110,000110000
19Morocco100,000100000
20Bulgaria78,00078000
21Turkmenistan61,48061480
22Azerbaijan60,00060000
23Denmark56,35556355
24Peru47,74447744
25Egypt30,00030000
26Algeria30,00030000
27Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of26,82026820
28Pakistan26,07726077
29Uzbekistan25,00025000
30Mozambique24,00024000
31Romania21,05121051
32Guatemala20,00020000
33Bosnia and Herzegovina18,80818808
34Indonesia6,0006000
35Georgia5,0005000
36Armenia5,0005000
37Philippines2,0002000
38Hungary1,4001400
39Poland1,0501050
40Bolivia525525
41Chile358358
42Kenya8080

Source: United States Geological Survey (USGS) Minerals Resources Program

Note: Check source table for details and footnotes

Year of Estimate: 2013