Today we are going to bring you the list of the top 9 selenium producing countries in the world. Insider Monkey have made a very thorough research work again, so you don’t need to do anything else, just to lean back in your armchair, cover yourself with a blanket, and read this compilation with a mug of hot tea in hand.
These contries, you will see on the list, supply nearly 95% of the global production annually. The value of the selenium industry isn’t easy to estimate, it can be several million USD every year. Selenium was discovered in 1817 in Sweden, and couple of decades later it so happened, that electrical resistance of grey selenium was discovered. It’s among the most important row materials, as it is mostly used in metallurgy and for glass-making.
There are few data available about selenium reserves in the US, “as they are withheld to avoid the disclosure of company proprietary data” – we can read in Insider Monkey’s article. And now, without a urther ado, let’s check out together the compilation of the top 9 selenium producing countries in the world.
9. Canada
Production of selenium in 2018 (in metric tons): 61
Production of selenium in 2018 (in metric tons): 60
8. Sweden
Production of selenium in 2018 (in metric tons): 90
Production of selenium in 2018 (in metric tons): 50
7. Poland
Production of selenium in 2018 (in metric tons): 76
Production of selenium in 2018 (in metric tons): 70
6. Finland
Production of selenium in 2018 (in metric tons): 100
Production of selenium in 2018 (in metric tons): 100
5. Russia
Production of selenium in 2018 (in metric tons): 150
Production of selenium in 2018 (in metric tons): 150
4. Belgium
We are half way on our list of the top 9 countries to produce selenium in the world, and Belgium is on the fourth spot.
Production of selenium in 2018 (in metric tons): 200
Production of selenium in 2018 (in metric tons): 200
3. Germany
Production of selenium in 2018 (in metric tons): 300
Production of selenium in 2018 (in metric tons): 300
2. Japan
Production of selenium in 2018 (in metric tons): 768
Production of selenium in 2018 (in metric tons): 770
1. China
Production of selenium in 2018 (in metric tons): 930
Production of selenium in 2018 (in metric tons): 930
As usual China hits the top on the list of the top 9 selenium producing countries in the world. It’s not a surprising fact, knowing China has the biggest reserves in the world, exactly the quarter of the total amount.
