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This is a complete list of major Fullers Earth producing countries in the world over various years.
| Contry |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
| World: Total* |
4300 |
4100 |
4100 |
| Japan |
121 |
117 |
NA |
| India |
150 |
NA |
NA |
| Italy |
20 |
25 |
- |
| Korea, Republic of |
38 |
19 |
NA |
| Mexico |
148 |
147 |
153 |
| Morocco |
41 |
43 |
15 |
| Pakistan |
14 |
16 |
17 |
| Senegal (attapulgite) |
121 |
176 |
177 |
| Spain (attapulgite and sepiolite and sepiolite) |
624 |
588 |
639 |
| United Kingdom |
52 |
44 |
34 |
| USA |
2890 |
2730 |
2730 |
| Other Countries |
81 |
195 |
335 |
* Including attapulgite and sepiolite
Source : World Mineral Production, 1999-2003
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