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Which Country Produces the Most Bentonite?

Bentonite Production (kt), 2015 or latest

Metals & Mining | February 22, 2018

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Based on a comparison of 55 countries in 2015, USA ranked the highest in bentonite production with 6,290 kt followed by China and Turkey. On the other end of the scale was Kenya with 0.080 kt, Slovenia with 0.232 kt and Poland with 0.450 kt.

Data for more countries are available at Bentonite Production indicator page.

Bentonite Production	Unit	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Brazil	kt															264	532	566	513	403
China	kt	...	...													3,400	3,400	3,500	3,500	3,600
Czechia	kt															177	183	160	221	226
Germany	kt															326	363	375	366	359
Greece	kt															1,500	845	1,225	1,255	1,032
India	kt															567	767	1,163	1,194	1,311
Iran	kt															387	350	377	430	502
Japan	kt															542	540	425	420	420
Mexico	kt															620	761	671	1,184	1,133
Russia	kt															460	460	460	460	460
Slovakia	kt															109	153	213	177	184
Spain	kt															742	743	703	743	729
Turkey	kt															763	728	482	1,044	633
USA	kt															5,660	6,680	6,900	6,960	6,340
Ukraine	kt															195	185	211	219	219