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Major countries in silicon production 2012-2017

Major countries in silicon production from 2012 to 2017 (in thousand metric tons)

The data displays the estimated silicon production worldwide from 2012 to 2017, by country. For example, Russia's silicon production was approx. 647,000 metric tons in 2011. This figure increased to some 750 thousand in 2017. However, the leading global producer of silicon is China, with an annual production of some 4.8 million metric tons in 2017.

China	5050	5500	4600	4800
Russia	733	700	747	750
United States	383	373	396	405
Norway	339	332	380	380
France	174	130	121	120
Brazil	225	154	100	110
South Africa	132	84	84	85
Iceland	75	75	75	79
Bhutan	61	72	78	69
Ukraine	78	92	64	61
India	70	86	60	59
Canada	55	52	54	51
Other countries	349	379	300	280

Major countries in silicon production 2012-2017

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