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 2024 (in 1,000 metric tons)
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US Geological Survey. (January 4, 2024). Leading salt producing countries worldwide in 2024 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273334/global-production-output-of-salt/
US Geological Survey. "Leading salt producing countries worldwide in 2024 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. January 4, 2024. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273334/global-production-output-of-salt/
US Geological Survey. (2024). Leading salt producing countries worldwide in 2024 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273334/global-production-output-of-salt/
US Geological Survey. "Leading Salt Producing Countries Worldwide in 2024 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273334/global-production-output-of-salt/
US Geological Survey, Leading salt producing countries worldwide in 2024 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273334/global-production-output-of-salt/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Leading salt producing countries worldwide in 2024 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, January 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/273334/global-production-output-of-salt/