Principal Fuels, Nonmetals, and Metals -- World Production and U.S. Share statistics


		World production							World production				Percent U.S. of world							Percent U.S. of world
Mineral
	Unit	1980	1985	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1980	1985	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998


Fuels: ¹
Coal..	Mil. sh. ton	4,193	4,899	5,356	5,030	5,019	4,921	5,008	5,126	5,185	5,172	5,042	19.8	18.0	19.2	19.8	19.9	19.2	20.6	20.2	20.5	21.1	22.2
Petroleum (crude)..	Bil. bbl	21.8	19.7	22.1	22.0	22.0	22.0	22.3	22.8	23.3	24.2	24.0	14.4	16.6	12.2	12.3	11.9	11.4	10.9	10.5	10.1	9.7	9.3
Natural gas (dry, marketable)..	Tril. cu. ft	53.5	62.3	73.6	74.8	74.8	76.4	76.9	78.0	81.7	81.6	82.8	36.3	26.4	24.2	23.7	23.8	23.7	24.5	23.9	23.1	23.2	22.6
Natural gas plant liquids..	Bil. bbl	1.3	1.4	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	45.7	40.9	33.7	34.4	34.1	33.5	32.6	32.1	32.8	31.8	30.0

Nonmetals:
Asbestos..	1,000 metric tons	4,699	4,249	4,003	3,533	3,121	2,650	2,510	2,420	2,290	2,070	1,840	2	1	(D)	1	(Z)	1	(2/)	(Z)	(Z)	(Z)	(Z)
Barite..	1,000 metric tons	7,495	6,067	5,633	5,685	5,436	4,080	4,206	4,300	4,460	6,930	5,890	27	11	8	8	8	8	14	13	15	10	8
Feldspar..	1,000 metric tons	3,202	4,039	5,456	5,544	5,771	6,390	6,420	6,780	6,750	8,050	8,080	20	16	12	10	13	12	12	13	13	11	10
Fluorspar..	1,000 metric tons	5,006	4,979	5,131	4,077	3,846	3,930	3,680	4,050	4,140	4,620	4,670	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	(Z)	0	0
Gypsum..	Mil. metric tons	78	87	100	98	98	99	96	97	100	104	107	14	15	15	14	15	16	18	17	18	18	18
Mica (incl. scrap)..	1,000 metric tons	228	255	215	211	186	196	238	253	225	315	288	46	49	51	49	46	45	46	43	43	37	30
Nitrogen, ².	Mil. metric tons	74	91	97	94	93	92	92	96	96	101	106	20	14	13	14	14	14	15	14	14	13	14
Phosphate rock (gross weight)..	Mil. metric tons	144	149	162	150	144	121	128	130	133	138	145	38	34	29	32	33	29	32	33	34	32	31
Potash (k^">^\2O equivalent)..	Mil. metric tons	28	29	28	26	24	20	23	25	23	26	25	8	4	6	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5
Sulfur, elemental..	Mil. metric tons	55	54	58	55	52	49	54	53	52	54.0	58	22	22	20	20	20	22	21	22	23	21	20

Metals, mine basis:
Bauxite..	Mil. metric tons	89	84	109	108	104	108	104	107	114	123	125	2	1	(D)	(D)	(D)	(NA)	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)

1170. Principal Fuels, Nonmetals, and Metals -- World Production and U.S. Share