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This is a list of countries by salt production. The six leading salt producers in the world, China, the United States, India, Germany, Canada, and Australia, account for more than half of the worldwide production. The first table includes data by the British Geological Survey (BGS) for countries with
Food-grade salt accounts for only a small part of salt production in industrialized countries (7% in Europe), [83] although worldwide, food uses account for 17.5% of total production. [84]
The ancient Chinese gradually mastered and advanced the techniques of producing salt. Salt mining was an arduous task for them, as they faced geographical and technological constraints. Salt was extracted mainly from the sea, and salt works in the coastal areas in late imperial China equated to more than 80 percent of national production. [5]
Pages in category "Salt production" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. ... List of countries by salt production * Saltern; A. Alberger ...
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Sea salt is salt that is produced by the evaporation of seawater. It is used as a seasoning in foods, cooking, cosmetics and for preserving food. It is also called bay salt, [1] solar salt, [2] or simply salt. Like mined rock salt, production of sea salt has been dated to prehistoric times.
In 2011, table salt production in China reached 81.98 million tons, making it the largest salt producing country in the world, and a significant increase over 18 million tons produced in 1987, and 40 million tons in 2000. This increase was in part due to development of salt manufacture from mineral and lake sources.