Do you know who are the 10 largest producers of bauxite in the world? Well, follow us through this article and you will get to know them! We have brought Insider Monkey’s compilation again, which is an arresting collection of facts about bauxite producers. You won’t find the United States on this list now, as it has only 20,000 million tonnes of reserves, which is a trace amount comparing to the globel reserves of 30,000,000 million tonnes.
But if the United States were to have sufficient reserves, it wouldn’t be sure it would top the list, as America has a policy of outsourcing work. It’s much profitable for the US to get countries with lax labor laws to mine and extract the materials, and then to buy them from these countries with saving considerable amount of money. Consequently we can see the huge gap between the poor and wealthy people in the United States. The rich become richer and richer; while they destroy jobs and working possibilities with outsourcing jobs to other countries.
But before checking out the list, let’s see what bauxite is. It’s an aluminium ore – as a matter of fact it’s the most essential aluminium ore, and was discovered in France in the 19th century. Truly, bauxite is one of the most important materials. In the US, beuxite is the only raw material which is extensively used in alumina production. 5.1 million tonnes of bauxite were consumed in the United States in 2019, which showed 30% of increase comparing to the previous years.
And now, let’s see the biggest producers of bauxite in the world in 2020!
10. Saudi Arabia
Bauxite production in 2018 (in thousand metric dry tonnes): 3,890
Bauxite production in 2019 (in thousand metric dry tonnes): 4,100
9. Vietnam
Bauxite production in 2018 (in thousand metric dry tonnes): 4,100
Bauxite production in 2019 (in thousand metric dry tonnes): 4,500
8. Russia
Bauxite production in 2018 (in thousand metric dry tonnes): 5,650
Bauxite production in 2019 (in thousand metric dry tonnes): 5,400
7. Jamaica
Bauxite production in 2018 (in thousand metric dry tonnes): 10,100
Bauxite production in 2019 (in thousand metric dry tonnes): 8,900
6. Indonesia
Bauxite production in 2018 (in thousand metric dry tonnes): 11,000
Bauxite production in 2019 (in thousand metric dry tonnes): 16,000
5. India
Bauxite production in 2018 (in thousand metric dry tonnes): 23,000
Bauxite production in 2019 (in thousand metric dry tonnes): 26,000
4. Brazil
Bauxite production in 2018 (in thousand metric dry tonnes): 29,000
Bauxite production in 2019 (in thousand metric dry tonnes): 29,000
3. Guinea
Bauxite production in 2018 (in thousand metric dry tonnes): 57,000
Bauxite production in 2019 (in thousand metric dry tonnes): 82,000
2. China
Bauxite production in 2018 (in thousand metric dry tonnes): 79,000
Bauxite production in 2019 (in thousand metric dry tonnes): 75,000
1. Australia
Bauxite production in 2018 (in thousand metric dry tonnes): 86,400
Bauxite production in 2019 (in thousand metric dry tonnes): 100,000
Which country would be on the top of the largest producers of bauxite in the world: 2020 rankings if not Australia?
