Co~t~ 
 1985 1986 1987 1988" 
1989C 
AV~1~11~ 
U.S.S.R. 
 10,367 10,228 10,888 1 1,301 6,661 r6,753 7,668 8,31 1 3,465 3,485 3,510
3,510 2,583 2,161 2,199 2,390 1,296 1,202 1,262 1,52! 1,200 1,255 1,253 1,244
1,750 1,617 1,539 1,502 25,572 r~5,0~4 26,780 28,277 3,579 r3,704 3,746 3,831
29,151 r~5,788 30,526 32,108 
10,500 
27,458 
 
3,200 
2,240 
21,595 
 
21,271 
1,200 
26,264 
3,525 
29,789 
10,657 
7,370 
3,434 
2,315 
1,375 
1,245 
1,522 
26,395 
3,677 
30,072 
Canada 
 
 
 
German Democratic Republic 
 
 
 
Germany, Federal Republic of 
 
 
 
United States 
 
 
 
Israel 
 
 
 
France 
 
 
 
Total 
 
 
 
Other 
 
 
 
Grand total 
 
 
 
CEstimated. PPreliminaiy. rRcvised. 
 
 
 
' Table includes data available through Apr. 18, 1990. 
 
 
 
2Reportcd figure. 
 
 
 
 
TABLE 33 
 
LEADING WORLD PRODUCERS OF SALT' 
 
 
 
(Thousand metric tons) 
 
 
Country 
 1985 1986 1987 1988~ 
1989~ 
 
United States (including Puerto 
 
 
 
~j~)C 
 35,441 33,296 33,142 34,506 14,446 17,300 18,000 22,000 16,100 15,300 15,400
14,800 13,080 13,102 13,466 e13,~()s 10,085 10,332 10,129 10,687 9,879 10,1
18 9,902 r C9,2~4 7,1 13 7,084 d7,840 ¶7,925 6,467 6,205 6,393 7,189
5,835 6,130 6,486 6,976 7,145 6,855 7,081 6,130 4,865 5,421 6,168 C5,7~ 5,019
5,355 5,395 C5,4~ 2,689 2,200 4,550 4,356 23,7~ r C4,~7 r C4,2~5 r C4,371

 4,154 3,763 3,979 3,693 3,240 3,101 3,195 e3,100 3,138 3,134 3,134 r3,060
el,200 1,370 1,397 1,363 1,189 1,172 1,218 ~ 154,831 n155,245 161,140 165,415
n18,081 r~9,5g4 17,469 18,279 r172,912 r174,8~9 178,609 183,694 
35,291 
28,000 
14,800 
13,100 
211,14~ 
9,~4 
8,050 
7,652 
7,345 
5,800 
5,7w 
5,~ 
4,391 
4,385 
3,700 
3,100 
3,058 
1,350 
1,350 
172,216 
18,371 
190,587 
34,335 
19,949 
15,280 
13,271 
10,475 
9,621 
7,602 
6,781 
6,554 
6,602 
5,571 
5,234 
3,637 
4,155 
3,858 
3,147 
3,105 
1,336 
1,256 
161,769 
18,357 
180,126 
Chinac 
 
 
 
U.S.S.R. — 
 
 
 
Germany, Federal Republic of 
 
 
 
Canada 
 
 
 
Indiac 
 
 
 
France 
 
 
 
Mexico 
 
 
 
Australia 
 
 
 
United Kingdom 
 
 
 
Poland 
 
 
 
Romania 
 
 
 
Brazil 
 
 
 
Italye 
 
 
 
Netherlands 
 
 
 
Spain 
 
 
 
German Democratic Republice 
 
 
 
Japan 
 
 
 
Turkey 
 
 
 
Total 
 
 
 
Other 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MINERALS IN THE WORLD ECONOMY—1989  47Grand total 
CEstimated. PPreliminaiy. 1R.cviscd. 
' Table includes data available through June 13, 1990. 2R~figuie. 
 
TABLE 32 
 
LEADING WORLD PRODUCERS OF MARKETABLE POTASH' (Thousand metric tons, K20
equivalent)