Soda ash – also known as sodium carbonate – is an alkali chemical that is a white, water-soluble salt. In 2023, the world's total production of soda ash amounted to an estimated 65 million metric tons, most of which was from synthetic origin.
Production of soda ash worldwide from 2010 to 2023, by type
(in million metric tons)
Characteristic
Natural
Synthetic
2023*
23
42
2022
23.4
42.1
2021
16
40.1
2020
14.7
40.4
2019
15.8
41
2018
16
41
2017
14.5
39.5
2016
14.4
39.2
2015
14.2
39.2
2014
14.4
36.9
2013
14.4
36.9
2012
13.9
39
2011
13
38.3
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Soda ash is the common name of sodium carbonate, and is also known as washing soda and soda crystals.
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US Geological Survey. (January 31, 2024). Production of soda ash worldwide from 2010 to 2023, by type (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013480/sodium-carbonate-production-worldwide-by-type/
US Geological Survey. "Production of soda ash worldwide from 2010 to 2023, by type (in million metric tons)." Chart. January 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013480/sodium-carbonate-production-worldwide-by-type/
US Geological Survey. (2024). Production of soda ash worldwide from 2010 to 2023, by type (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013480/sodium-carbonate-production-worldwide-by-type/
US Geological Survey. "Production of Soda Ash Worldwide from 2010 to 2023, by Type (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013480/sodium-carbonate-production-worldwide-by-type/
US Geological Survey, Production of soda ash worldwide from 2010 to 2023, by type (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013480/sodium-carbonate-production-worldwide-by-type/ (last visited March 31, 2025)
Production of soda ash worldwide from 2010 to 2023, by type (in million metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, January 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013480/sodium-carbonate-production-worldwide-by-type/
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