Salt
World production, 2024–2025
Share of world production, 2025 · world total 270 million metric tons
- China 21%
- United States 15%
- India 11%
- Germany 5.5%
- Canada 4.8%
- Australia 4.4%
- Chile 3.3%
- Turkey 3.1%
- All other countries 32%
China accounted for 21% of world production of salt in 2025 (56 million metric tons). Among the main producers, Canada changed most: +23% on 2024. Net imports covered 31% of U.S. salt consumption in 2025. U.S. imports of salt fell from 24,600 thousand metric tons in 2021 to 19,000 thousand metric tons in 2025.
Producer log
23 countries listed separately
| Country | Production 2024 | Production 2025 | Share of world 2025 | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 56,000 | 56,000 | 21% | 0% |
| United States | 40,400 | 40,000 | 15% | −1% |
| India | 34,000 | 30,000 | 11% | −12% |
| Germany | 15,000 | 15,000 | 5.5% | 0% |
| Canada | 10,600 | 13,000 | 4.8% | +23% |
| Australia | 12,000 | 12,000 | 4.4% | 0% |
| Chile | 8,900 | 9,000 | 3.3% | +1.1% |
| Turkey | 8,400 | 8,300 | 3.1% | −1.2% |
| Mexico | 7,000 | 7,000 | 2.6% | 0% |
| Russia | 6,900 | 7,000 | 2.6% | +1.4% |
| Brazil | 6,600 | 6,600 | 2.4% | 0% |
| Netherlands | 5,800 | 5,400 | 2% | −6.9% |
| France | 4,500 | 4,500 | 1.7% | 0% |
| Iran | 4,200 | 4,200 | 1.5% | 0% |
| Poland | 3,400 | 4,100 | 1.5% | +21% |
| Spain | 4,000 | 4,000 | 1.5% | 0% |
| Pakistan | 3,100 | 3,100 | 1.1% | 0% |
| Bulgaria | 2,600 | 2,700 | 1% | +3.8% |
| United Kingdom | 2,600 | 2,600 | 1% | 0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,400 | 2,400 | 0.9% | 0% |
| Egypt | 2,300 | 2,300 | 0.8% | 0% |
| Belarus | 2,000 | 2,000 | 0.7% | 0% |
| Italy | 3,000 | 1,900 | 0.7% | −37% |
| Other countries | 29,000 | 28,000 | 10% | |
| World total | 275,000 | 270,000 | 100% | −1.8% |
United States
supply, trade and import sources
31%
Net import reliance in 2025, as a percentage of apparent consumption.
202137
202235
202325
202423
202531
Import sources, 2021–24
- Mexico 26%
- Chile 23%
- Canada 21%
- Egypt 6%
- Other countries 24%
| Item | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production | 39,300 | 39,400 | 40,000 | 40,400 | 40,000 |
| Sold or used by producers | 39,800 | 40,600 | 39,800 | 39,400 | 39,000 |
| Imports for consumption | 24,600 | 22,500 | 15,700 | 13,900 | 19,000 |
| Exports | 1,010 | 886 | 2,260 | 2,060 | 1,500 |
| Consumption: Apparent | 63,400 | 62,300 | 53,200 | 51,300 | 57,000 |
| Consumption: Reported | 47,100 | 45,300 | 44,100 | 42,300 | 43,000 |
| Employment, mine and plant, number | 4,000 | 4,100 | 4,100 | 4,100 | 4,000 |
Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, Salt chapter (PDF page 168). How to read these figures.