In 2023, the United States and Turkey were the world's leading producers of natural soda ash, each having produced an estimated 11 million metric tons. This was followed by Kenya, with a production volume amounting to 280,000 metric tons that year.
Leading countries based on natural soda ash production worldwide in 2023
(in 1,000 metric tons)
Characteristic
Production in thousand metric tons
United States
11,000
Turkey
11,000
Kenya
280
Botswana
270
Ethiopia
20
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Production in thousand metric tons11,00011,00011,00011,0002802802702702020United StatesTurkeyKenyaBotswanaEthiopia
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US Geological Survey. (January 31, 2024). Leading countries based on natural soda ash production worldwide in 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012606/natural-soda-ash-production-worldwide-by-leading-country/
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