Iodine production by country
No recent data for the United States.
Highest: 
Chile (23,000 t, 2025) · Lowest: 
Russia (8 t, 2025) · 7 countries and territories with data.
Iodine produced in the year. Iodine is used in X-ray contrast media, disinfectants and polarizing films for LCD panels. Only the main producing countries for which the USGS reports figures are compared; the latest year is an estimate.
Ranking
Latest value for each country (within 5 years).
Over time
United States: rank over time
Rank among the countries with data in each year (highest first).
World ranking (highest first)
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 23,000 t | 2025 |
| 2 |  Japan | 9,000 t | 2025 |
| 3 |  Turkmenistan | 800 t | 2025 |
| 4 |  Iran | 700 t | 2025 |
| 5 |  Azerbaijan | 210 t | 2025 |
| 6 |  Indonesia | 50 t | 2025 |
| 7 | Russia | 8 t | 2025 |
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries, Iodine chapter (entered by hand and updated once a year). License: public domain (U.S. Government work, CC0). Data retrieved: 2026-10-28.
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