Soda ash – also known as sodium carbonate – is an alkali chemical that is a white, water-soluble salt. In 2023, the United States had some 23 billion metric tons of natural soda ash reserves from trona, nahcolite, and dawsonite deposits. The world's total reserves of natural soda ash amounted to approximately 25 billion metric tons that year, making the United States the largest holder of soda ash reserves worldwide.
Leading countries based on reserves of soda ash worldwide in 2023
(in million metric tons)
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US Geological Survey. (January 31, 2024). Leading countries based on reserves of soda ash worldwide in 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074019/sodium-carbonate-reserves-worldwide-by-country/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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