This is a list of countries by magnesium production in 2018 based on United States Geological Survey figures[1] and US capacity figures.
* indicates "Natural resources of COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.
|+Magnesium production (thousand tonnes) by country
! Country (or area) !! Magnesium production
(thousand tonnes)
|-
| style=text-align:left | World || 1,020 (est)
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| China || 800
|-
| Russia || 65
|-
| United States || 50 (est)
|-
| Israel || 25
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| Kazakhstan || 23
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| Ukraine || 19
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| Brazil || 15
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| Turkey || 10
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| Korea, Republic of || 10
|-
| Iran || 5
|}