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<strong>Production</strong> of gypsum tonnes<br />
Country 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006<br />
Argentina 362 556 387 936 674 935 1 073 286 1 202 812<br />
Brazil 1 633 311 1 529 015 1 474 911 1 582 248 1 737 220<br />
Chile 609 550 662 259 630 444 660 753 845 331<br />
Colombia *560 000 *560 000 *560 000 *560 000 *560 000<br />
Ecuador 4 730 5 203 232 1 310 *1 000<br />
Paraguay *4 300 *4 500 *4 500 *4 500 *4 500<br />
Peru 75 306 136 642 432 259 334 595 394 289<br />
Venezuela 10 000 5 000 4 000 6 000 *7 000<br />
Afghanistan *3 000 *3 000 *3 000 *2 000 *2 000<br />
Bhutan 105 658 122 829 131 236 150 585 *160 000<br />
Burma (f) 90 002 66 069 71 155 67 522 *68 000<br />
China 25 500 000 27 500 000 29 520 000 32 000 000 35 000 000<br />
India (e) (f) 2 672 244 2 793 553 3 689 927 3 137 095 2 647 000<br />
Indonesia 6 000 6 000 6 000 *6 000 *6 000<br />
Iran (c) 8 338 725 11 979 513 14 394 537 11 195 745 *11 000 000<br />
Israel 123 119 141 000 124 678 106 798 110 754<br />
Jordan 11 252 63 895 135 331 344 911 333 710<br />
Kazakhstan ... ... 396 200 516 600 ...<br />
Laos 119 514 101 727 201 094 131 508 *150 000<br />
Mongolia *25 000 *25 000 30 050 81 223 60 400<br />
Oman 55 722 *50 000 *60 000 *60 000 *60 000<br />
Pakistan (b) 402 600 424 107 467 065 552 496 601 027<br />
Saudi Arabia 497 155 491 132 *500 000 *500 000 *500 000<br />
Syria 350 088 376 715 431 561 467 000 443 800<br />
Tajikistan ... 50 100 57 000 8 500 ...<br />
Thailand<br />
Gypsum 6 325 591 7 291 167 7 619 205 7 113 073 8 354 901<br />
Anhydrite 290 885 448 071 531 660 537 781 560 339<br />
Uzbekistan *80 000 *80 000 *80 000 *80 000 *80 000<br />
Vietnam *5 000 *5 000 *5 000 *5 000 *5 000<br />
Yemen, Republic of 41 000 42 000 *44 000 ... ...<br />
Australia (b) 4 087 500 3 937 700 4 170 873 *3 833 358 *4 186 716<br />
<strong>World</strong> Total 116 600 000 126 200 000 138 200 000 137 000 000 142 500 000<br />
Note(s):-<br />
(1) Some countries produce large quantities of synthetic gypsum. Where possible, this output is excluded from the table<br />
(a) Including anhydrite<br />
(b) Years ended 30 June of that stated<br />
(c) Years ended 20 March following that stated<br />
(d) Years ended 7 July of that stated<br />
(e) Including selenite<br />
(f) Years ended 31 March following that stated<br />
<strong>Production</strong> of iodine kilograms<br />
Country 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006<br />
Russia 58 000 58 000 105 000 *105 000 *105 000<br />
USA 1 420 000 1 090 000 1 130 000 1 570 000 *1 220 000<br />
Chile 11 648 000 13 916 000 14 931 000 15 346 000 16 494 000<br />
China *500 000 *500 000 *550 000 *550 000 *560 000<br />
Indonesia *75 000 *75 000 *75 000 *75 000 *75 000<br />
Japan 6 548 000 6 524 000 7 264 000 8 095 000 *8 000 000<br />
Turkmenistan *200 000 *200 000 *200 000 *270 000 *270 000<br />
Uzbekistan *2 000 *2 000 *2 000 *2 000 *2 000<br />
<strong>World</strong> Total 20 500 000 22 400 000 24 300 000 26 000 000 26 700 000<br />
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