Bentonite production fell 33.1% to 31.3 kt in Pakistan in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, bentonite production in Pakistan reached an all time high of 46.8 kt in 2014 and an all time low of 0.675 kt in 1975.
Pakistan has been ranked 30th within the group of 54 countries we follow in terms of bentonite production, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bentonite Production | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Afghanistan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bangladesh | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | kt | ... | ... | 3,400 | 3,400 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,600 | ||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 567 | 767 | 1,163 | 1,194 | 1,311 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | kt | 387 | 350 | 377 | 430 | 502 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.96 | 6.13 | 6.45 | 6.53 | 6.29 | ||||
| Japan | kt | 542 | 540 | 425 | 420 | 420 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | kt | 42.2 | 41.0 | 35.0 | 23.4 | 30.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 460 | 460 | 460 | 460 | 460 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tajikistan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Turkmenistan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| USA | kt | 5,660 | 6,680 | 6,900 | 6,960 | 6,340 |