China is the world leader in terms of salt production, with 53 million metric tons of salt produced in 2023. That same year, salt production in the United States, the second-largest salt producing country, amounted to 42 million metric tons. The greatest single use for salt is as a feedstock for the production of industrial chemicals.
Leading salt producing countries worldwide in 2023
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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US Geological Survey. (January 4, 2024). Leading salt producing countries worldwide in 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273334/global-production-output-of-salt/
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US Geological Survey. (2024). Leading salt producing countries worldwide in 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273334/global-production-output-of-salt/
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