Switzerland's salt production amounted to 325,000 metric tons in 2020. This was a decrease of more than 150,000 metric tons compared with the previous year.
Prior to the establishment of the salt mines of Bex in the 1830's, Switzerland was dependent salt imports.
Production volume of salt in Switzerland from 2014 to 2020
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British Geological Survey. (December 2, 2022). Production volume of salt in Switzerland from 2014 to 2020 (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289225/salt-production-volume-in-switzerland/
British Geological Survey. "Production volume of salt in Switzerland from 2014 to 2020 (in metric tons)." Chart. December 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289225/salt-production-volume-in-switzerland/
British Geological Survey. (2022). Production volume of salt in Switzerland from 2014 to 2020 (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289225/salt-production-volume-in-switzerland/
British Geological Survey. "Production Volume of Salt in Switzerland from 2014 to 2020 (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289225/salt-production-volume-in-switzerland/
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Production volume of salt in Switzerland from 2014 to 2020 (in metric tons) [Graph], British Geological Survey, December 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289225/salt-production-volume-in-switzerland/