Diatomite Production by Country (Thousand 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

Rank	Country	World Production, By Country (Thousand metric tons)
1	United States	735.42
2	China	420
3	Denmark	337.5
4	Japan	100
5	Mexico	85
6	Peru	80.74
7	France	75
8	Argentina	55
9	Spain	50
10	Czech Republic	45
11	Russian Federation	33
12	Turkey	30
13	Chile	25
14	Italy	25
15	Korea, Republic Of	5
16	Brazil	4.25
17	Ethiopia	4.1
18	Thailand	4
19	Algeria	2.3
20	Costa Rica	1
21	Kenya	0.72
22	Poland	0.7

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

Note: Check source table for details and footnotes

Year of Estimate: 2012