| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
(top to bottom)
|
| #1 | United States: | 259,273 thousand metric tons | |
| #2 | China: | 114,000 thousand metric tons | |
| #3 | Brazil: | 37,500 thousand metric tons | |
| #4 | Mexico: | 19,000 thousand metric tons | |
| #5 | Argentina: | 16,000 thousand metric tons | |
| #6 | India: | 13,000 thousand metric tons | |
| #7 | Canada: | 9,200 thousand metric tons | |
| #8 | South Africa: | 8,900 thousand metric tons | |
| #9 | Indonesia: | 6,500 thousand metric tons | |
| #10 | Romania: | 6,000 thousand metric tons | |
| #11 | Egypt: | 5,900 thousand metric tons | |
| #12 | Ukraine: | 5,500 thousand metric tons | |
| #13 | Nigeria: | 5,300 thousand metric tons | |
| #14 | Hungary: | 5,300 thousand metric tons | |
| #15 | Philippines: | 4,400 thousand metric tons | |
| #16 | Thailand: | 4,400 thousand metric tons | |
| #17 | Serbia and Montenegro: | 4,000 thousand metric tons | |
| |
Total: |
524,173 thousand metric tons |
| |
Weighted average: |
30,833.7 thousand metric tons |
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