China is the world leader in terms of salt production, with 53 million metric tons of salt produced in 2023. That same year, salt production in the United States, the second-largest salt producing country, amounted to 42 million metric tons. The greatest single use for salt is as a feedstock for the production of industrial chemicals.
Leading salt producing countries worldwide in 2023
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US Geological Survey. (January 4, 2024). Leading salt producing countries worldwide in 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273334/global-production-output-of-salt/
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