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<strong>Production</strong> of salt tonnes<br />
Country 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006<br />
Egypt (j) 1 341 000 ... 1 532 362 ... *1 500 000<br />
Eritrea 116 268 52 414 30 754 6 300 9 737<br />
Ethiopia (d) 61 000 61 000 21 000 24 202 19 271<br />
Ghana 99 593 *250 000 *265 000 250 000 250 000<br />
Guinea *15 000 *15 000 *15 000 *15 000 *15 000<br />
Kenya (h) 18 848 21 199 31 139 26 595 35 024<br />
Libya *40 000 *40 000 *40 000 *40 000 *40 000<br />
Madagascar 17 000 *23 000 *23 000 *23 000 *23 000<br />
Mali *6 000 *6 000 *6 000 *6 000 *6 000<br />
Mauritania *6 000 *6 000 *6 000 *6 000 *6 000<br />
Mauritius (c) 7 000 7 200 7 000 7 900 ...<br />
Morocco 266 903 236 443 240 000 *240 000 *240 000<br />
Mozambique (c) *80 000 *80 000 *80 000 *80 000 *80 000<br />
Namibia 455 912 651 431 750 821 573 248 603 501<br />
Niger *2 000 *2 000 *2 000 *2 000 *2 000<br />
Senegal 171 500 235 000 167 800 134 000 198 600<br />
Sierra Leone 1 821 1 004 — — —<br />
Somalia *1 000 *1 000 *1 000 *1 000 *1 000<br />
South Africa 428 887 437 896 332 673 399 087 464 909<br />
Sudan 83 000 *84 000 *84 000 *84 000 *84 000<br />
Tanzania 71 200 58 978 57 062 51 166 34 798<br />
Tunisia (c) 798 000 899 000 1 117 000 1 132 000 1 041 000<br />
Uganda *5 000 *5 000 *5 000 *5 000 *5 000<br />
Bahamas 1 074 355 1 245 447 1 284 294 1 470 176 1 151 547<br />
Canada<br />
Rock salt 10 158 045 11 957 298 12 071 303 11 448 141 11 504 207<br />
Other salt (e) 2 114 417 1 994 490 2 052 333 2 047 653 1 901 453<br />
Costa Rica *37 000 *37 000 *37 000 *37 000 *37 000<br />
Cuba *180 000 *180 000 205 613 172 592 179 800<br />
Dominican Republic<br />
Rock salt 29 560 ... ... ... ...<br />
Sea salt *50 000 *50 000 *50 000 *50 000 *50 000<br />
El Salvador (c) 31 552 31 366 *31 000 *31 000 *31 000<br />
Guatemala (c) *50 000 *60 000 *60 000 *60 000 *60 000<br />
Honduras *25 000 *26 000 *26 000 *26 000 *26 000<br />
Mexico 7 801 948 7 546 987 8 565 520 9 507 623 8 371 353<br />
Netherlands Antilles 380 805 *400 000 *500 000 *500 000 *500 000<br />
Nicaragua (c) 29 710 31 320 *31 000 *31 000 *31 000<br />
Panama (c) 15 553 13 182 18 608 *23 000 *23 000<br />
USA<br />
Rock salt (f) 13 500 000 16 300 000 18 300 000 *17 600 000 *17 900 000<br />
Salt in brine (f) 19 300 000 20 000 000 20 500 000 *20 700 000 *21 200 000<br />
Evaporated salt (f) 7 490 000 7 400 000 7 620 000 *6 800 000 *6 900 000<br />
Argentina 1 080 328 1 667 829 1 371 792 1 845 833 1 917 656<br />
Brazil<br />
Rock salt 1 274 000 1 420 000 1 442 000 1 559 000 1 624 000<br />
Sea salt 4 835 000 5 144 000 5 205 968 5 519 618 5 122 197<br />
Chile 3 502 613 6 213 473 4 938 928 6 067 583 4 580 471<br />
Colombia<br />
Rock salt 180 714 207 486 232 460 215 905 248 245<br />
Sea salt 351 324 244 053 302 101 445 562 389 630<br />
Ecuador *90 000 *90 000 *90 000 *90 000 *90 000<br />
Peru 281 098 187 416 248 898 *250 000 *250 000<br />
Venezuela (c) *350 000 *350 000 *350 000 *350 000 *350 000<br />
Afghanistan *13 000 *13 000 *13 000 *12 000 *12 000<br />
Bangladesh (j) ... 585 000 620 000 650 000 *650 000<br />
Burma (b) (c) *35 000 *35 000 *35 000 *35 000 *35 000<br />
Cambodia 72 500 36 000 86 600 90 963 59 000<br />
China 36 024 000 34 377 000 37 100 700 44 547 300 54 031 600<br />
India<br />
Rock salt 1 900 1 000 3 800 1 800 1 600<br />
Sea salt 14 366 400 11 787 300 11 949 500 15 484 600 13 156 300<br />
Other salt 3 510 900 3 094 100 2 807 900 4 437 500 4 927 900<br />
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