Asbestos production by country in metric tons. Dark green to light green (100,000 to more than 450,000): Russia, China, Kazakhstan. Yellow (2 to 100,000): Brazil, Zimbabwe. Brown (0 to 1): Most of Africa, Asia, Canada, U S A, Mexico, Greenland, Australia.
Class | Rank | Metric tons | No data | Arid and low water use | Low (<10%) | Low-medium (10-20%) | Medium-high (20-40%) | High (40-80%) | Extremely high (>80%) | Caledonian and Hercynian (or Appalachian) remnants | Isolated volcanic areas | Alpine system | Sedimentary covers | Laurasian shields | |
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0.654% | 3.65% | 47.2% | 4.86% | 6.22% | 9.97% | 14.9% | 19.2% | 76.7% | 61.8% | 40.1% | 53.1% |
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