A world map shows nitrate mining locations marked by orange circles with "N." Key areas include the U S, Mexico, Chile, and Spain. Major clusters are in the U S (western states), Mexico, and northern Chile's Atacama Desert.
Nitrate Mines | Class | Rank | Metric tons per person | Coca growing and cocaine production | Cannabis cultivation | Cannabis and opium growing | Opium growing and heroin production | Coca, cannabis, and opium growing; heroin and cocaine production | |
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28.0% | |||||||||
27.5 | 98.7% | ||||||||
58.9% | |||||||||
1 | 84.9% | ||||||||
20 | 5.72% | 45.1% | |||||||
13.5 | 8.34% | 28.8% | |||||||
12.3% | 15.5% | ||||||||
45.1% | 25.9% | ||||||||
71.2% | |||||||||
45.5% |
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