Based on a comparison of 55 countries in 2015, USA ranked the highest in bentonite production with 6,290 kt followed by China and Turkey. On the other end of the scale was Kenya with 0.080 kt, Slovenia with 0.232 kt and Poland with 0.450 kt.
Data for more countries are available at Bentonite Production indicator page.
| Bentonite Production | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Brazil | kt | 264 | 532 | 566 | 513 | 403 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | ... | ... | 3,400 | 3,400 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,600 | ||||||||||||||
| Czechia | kt | 177 | 183 | 160 | 221 | 226 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 326 | 363 | 375 | 366 | 359 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | kt | 1,500 | 845 | 1,225 | 1,255 | 1,032 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 567 | 767 | 1,163 | 1,194 | 1,311 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | kt | 387 | 350 | 377 | 430 | 502 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 542 | 540 | 425 | 420 | 420 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | 620 | 761 | 671 | 1,184 | 1,133 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 460 | 460 | 460 | 460 | 460 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | kt | 109 | 153 | 213 | 177 | 184 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | kt | 742 | 743 | 703 | 743 | 729 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | kt | 763 | 728 | 482 | 1,044 | 633 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 5,660 | 6,680 | 6,900 | 6,960 | 6,340 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | kt | 195 | 185 | 211 | 219 | 219 |
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