πŸ“™ Table of Contents πŸ“˜
  1. 🌐 World Bauxite Bar Chart πŸ“Š
  2. 🌐 World Bauxite Table πŸ“‹
  3. Data Sources
  4. πŸ“ References πŸ“ƒ
  5. πŸ“˜ Bibliography πŸ“—
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🌐 World's Biggest Bauxite Producing Countries βš’οΈ in 2018

Beautiful πŸ“Š Graphical Ranking πŸ… and Tabular Comparison of the πŸ—ΊοΈ World's Largest Bauxite Producer Nations βš’οΈ and Regions as of 31st December 2018.

by Charles Adams

1) 🌐 World Bauxite Production Bar Chart πŸ“Š (by Nation)

Australia was the largest bauxite producing country in the world in 2018, followed by China, Guinea and Brazil [1]. Meanwhile, Odisha was the fifth-largest bauxite producer, accounting for 65 percent of South Asian production [2].

2) 🌐 World Bauxite Production Table πŸ“‹ (by Nation)

Nation or Region Production (Million Metric Tonnes)
Australia 86.4
China 79.0
Guinea 57.0
Brazil 29.0
Odisha 15.4
Malay Archipelago 11.5
Jamaica 10.0
Russia 5.7
Kazakhstan 4.80
Saudi Arabia 3.89
Jharkhand 2.20
Greece 2.10

3) Data Sources

The above 2018 data for most countries was obtained from the USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) Minerals Yearbook 2018 [3]. Meanwhile, 2018 data for Odisha, Jharkhand and other South Asian nations and regions was obtained from a report published by the Ministry of Mines [4].

πŸ“ References πŸ“ƒ

  1. ^ Bray, Bauxite and Alumina, Table 11 - Bauxite: World Production, By Country or Locality.
  2. ^ Pradhan, Odisha Tops Mineral Production .
  3. ^ Bray, Bauxite and Alumina, Table 11 - Bauxite: World Production, By Country or Locality.
  4. ^ Ministry of Mines, Bauxite, Table-3: Production of Bauxite, 2016-17 to 2018-19.

πŸ“˜ Bibliography πŸ“—

Book Cover of Bauxite and Alumina [Advance Release] by Bray, E. L Bray, E. L. 'Bauxite and Alumina [Advance Release]'. In: U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook 2018, Volume I (Metals and Minerals). Reston (Virginia): US Geological Survey, 2018. https://doi.org/10.3133/mybvI .
Book Cover of Bauxite (Advance Release) by Ministry of Mines Ministry of Mines. 'Bauxite (Advance Release)'. In: Indian Minerals Yearbook 2019 ( https://ibm.gov.in/?c=pages&m=index&id=1473 ), Volume III (Mineral Reviews) ( https://ibm.gov.in/?c=pages&m=index&id=1474 ), pages 3-1 to 3-15. 58th Edition. Nagpur (Maharashtra): Ministry of Mines, 2019.
Book Cover of Odisha tops mineral production, royalty collection Rs 7,581 crore by Pradhan, Bijoy Pradhan, Bijoy. 'Odisha tops mineral production, royalty collection Rs 7,581 crore'. New Indian Express, 05th November 2020. Accessed 4th July 2021. ( https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2020/nov/05/odisha-tops-mineral-production-royalty-collection-rs-7581-crore-2219552.html ).

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