Vermiculite production fell 3.30% to 138,290 tonnes in South Korea in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, vermiculite production in South Korea reached an all time high of 228,863 tonnes in 1987 and an all time low of 121,896 tonnes in 1970.
South Korea has been ranked 1st within the group of 14 countries we follow in terms of vermiculite production.
| Vermiculite Production | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Cambodia | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | ||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| India | tonnes | 11,662 | 19,234 | 10,194 | 7,947 | 11,851 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | tonnes | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,200 | 6,200 | 6,200 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | tonnes | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | tonnes | 193,334 | 199,285 | 170,571 | 132,886 | 127,658 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | tonnes | ... | ... | 110,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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