Based on a comparison of 16 countries in 2015, South Korea ranked the highest in vermiculite production with 138,290 tonnes followed by USA and Brazil. On the other end of the scale was Mexico with 200 tonnes, Kenya with 410 tonnes and Turkey with 425 tonnes.
Data for more countries are available at Vermiculite Production indicator page.
| Vermiculite Production | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Argentina | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | 2,150 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 320 | 1,000 | |||||||||||||
| Australia | tonnes | ... | 6,548 | 7,922 | 8,297 | 9,256 | 9,091 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Brazil | tonnes | 50,438 | 49,976 | 54,970 | 51,986 | 60,379 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,000 | 15,000 | 18,600 | 18,600 | ||
| China | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | ||||||||||||
| Egypt | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | 4,650 | 2,865 | 2,093 | 2,500 | 2,743 | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| India | tonnes | 11,662 | 19,234 | 10,194 | 7,947 | 11,851 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | tonnes | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,200 | 6,200 | 6,200 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 315 | 395 | 515 | 457 | 400 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,604 | ||
| USA | tonnes | ... | ... | 110,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Uganda | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,121 | 6,882 | 4,165 | 243 | ... | ||||||||
| Zimbabwe | tonnes | 3,211 | ... | 7,228 | 21,625 | 28,808 |
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