World Production of Major Mineral Commodities statistics


Commodity	Unit	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999,	Leading producers, 1998	Leading producers, 1999
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MINERAL FUELS
Coal	Mil. short tons	4,869	5,022	5,131	5,234	5,321	5,353	5,029	5,026	4,906	5,018	5,126	5,185	5,172	5,043	(NA)	China, United States, India	(NA)
Dry natural gas	Tril. cu. ft.	62.2	63.6	66.5	69.8	72.3	73.6	74.8	74.9	76.3	76.8	78.0	81.6	81.6	83.0	(NA)	Russia, United States, Canada	(NA)
Natural gas plant liquids ¹	Mil. barrels ²	1,437	1,515	1,562	1,636	1,643	1,691	1,762	1,816	1,891	1,932	2,002	2,035	2,088	2,141	(NA)	United States, Saudi Arabia, Canada	(NA)
Petroleum, crude	Mil. barrels ²	19,703	20,523	20,683	21,439	21,850	22,107	21,976	21,978	21,986	22,262	22,752	23,255	23,977	24,441	(NA)	Saudi Arabia, United States, Russia	(NA)

NONMETALLIC MINERALS
Cement, hydraulic	Mil. metric tons	960	1,008	1,053	1,118	1,148	1,160	1,180	1,230	1,290	1,370	1,444	1,485	1,512	1,520	1,560	China, United States, India	China, United States, India
Diamond, gem and industrial	Mil. carats	66	96	91	104	106	111	106	106	105	110	113	117	118	115	117	Australia, Congo (Kinshasa), Russia	(NA)
Nitrogen in ammonia	Mil. metric tons	91.0	91.1	95.1	99.3	99.2	97.5	93.8	93.4	91.7	92.2	100.0	103.0	104.0	106.0	101.0	Germany, United States, India	Germany, United States, India
Phosphate rock	Mil. metric tons	149	141	150	165	166	162	150	139	119	128	130	133	144	145	138	United States, China, Morocco	United States, China, Morocco & Western Sahara
Potash, marketable	Mil. metric tons	29.2	28.8	30.5	31.8	28.9	27.5	26.1	23.9	20.4	23.1	24.6	23.2	25.5	25.1	25.2	Canada, Russia, Belarus	Canada, Russia, Belarus
Salt	Mil. metric tons	173	175	179	186	192	183	191	183	187	191	192	192	201	186	200	United States, China, Germany	United States, China, Germany
Sulfur, elemental basis	Mil. metric tons	53.8	53.7	57.0	59.2	59.3	57.8	54.6	50.7	51.3	53.7	53.2	52.2	53.6	57.8	55.9	United States, Canada, China	United States, Canada, China

METALS
Aluminum ³	Mil. metric tons	18.0	15.4	16.5	18.5	19.1	19.3	19.7	19.5	19.8	19.2	19.7	20.8	21.5	22.1	22.7	United States, Russia, Canada	United States, Russia, Canada
Bauxite, gross weight	Mil. metric tons	84.2	88.2	91.6	97.4	103.8	113.0	111.0	103.5	109.0	104.0	112.0	118.0	123.0	122.0	123.0	United States, Guinea, Jamaica	United States, Guinea, Jamaica
Chromite, gross weight ¹	1,000 metric tons	10,945	11,797	11,919	12,896	14,294	13,200	13,300	11,100	9,560	10,100	14,300	12,200	12,500	12,700	12,800	South Africa, Turkey, Kazakhstan	South Africa, Turkey, Kazakhstan
Copper, metal content ⁴	1,000 metric tons	7,988	7,939	8,243	8,727	9,058	8,950	9,090	9,470	9,450	9,500	10,100	11,000	11,400	12,200	12,600	Chile, United States, Indonesia	Chile, United States, Indonesia
Gold, metal content	Metric tons	1,532	1,607	1,661	1,874	2,030	2,180	2,160	2,260	2,260	2,240	2,210	2,260	2,400	2,460	2,330	South Africa, United States, Australia	South Africa, United States, Australia
Iron ore, gross weight ⁵	Mil. metric tons	861	864	903	967	999	983	956	925	953	981	1,031	1,020	1,070	1,020	992	China, Brazil, Australia	China, Brazil, Australia
Lead, metal content ⁴	1,000 metric tons	3,431	3,345	3,352	3,325	3,244	3,370	3,330	3,060	2,750	2,790	2,820	3,110	3,140	3,100	3,040	Australia, China, United States	Australia, China, United States
Manganese ore, gross weight	Mil. metric tons	25.4	25.0	24.0	25.0	26.4	26.1	22.9	21.8	20.8	18.0	23.3	24.3	19.8	(NA)	(NA)	South Africa, China, Gabon	South Africa, China, Gabon
Nickel, metal content ⁴	1,000 metric tons	813	852	891	952	984	974	1,010	1,010	926	929	1,030	1,080	1,080	1,140	1,140	Russia, Canada, Australia	Russia, Canada, Australia
Steel, crude	Mil. metric tons	718	713	734	780	787	771	737	724	730	730	755	758	773	783	(NA)	China, United States, Japan	(NA)
Tin, metal content ⁴	1,000 metric tons	181	173	180	205	233	221	201	191	191	182	193	206	210	206	210	China, Indonesia, Peru	China, Indonesia, Peru
Zinc, metal content ⁴	1,000 metric tons	6,758	6,842	7,188	6,774	6,808	7,150	7,270	7,250	6,910	7,000	7,280	7,480	7,530	7,550	7,640	China, Australia, Canada	China, Australia, Canada

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1393. World Production of Major Mineral Commodities