In 2023, the total global production volume of iodine – excluding the United States – was an estimated 30,000 metric tons. Iodine is an element with important nutritional uses, such as preventing iodine deficiency, in addition to its use as a catalyst in the production of acetic acid and polymers.
Mine production of iodine worldwide from 2010 to 2023
(in metric tons)
* Estimates
Figures are not including United States production volumes, which have been withheld in order to prevent disclosing proprietary company data.
This statistic was assembled using several editions of the report.
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US Geological Survey. (January 31, 2024). Mine production of iodine worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000990/global-iodine-production/
US Geological Survey. "Mine production of iodine worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in metric tons)." Chart. January 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000990/global-iodine-production/
US Geological Survey. (2024). Mine production of iodine worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000990/global-iodine-production/
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