The United States produced an estimated total of some 8.6 million metric tons of sulfur in 2022. Around eight million metric tons of that amount was recovered elemental sulfur, while the remaining 600,000 metric tons produced was in other forms. The U.S. is one of the largest producers of sulfur in the world.
Sulfur production in the United States from 2014 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)
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US Geological Survey. (January 31, 2023). Sulfur production in the United States from 2014 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031033/united-states-sulfur-production/
US Geological Survey. "Sulfur production in the United States from 2014 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. January 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031033/united-states-sulfur-production/
US Geological Survey. (2023). Sulfur production in the United States from 2014 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031033/united-states-sulfur-production/
US Geological Survey. "Sulfur Production in The United States from 2014 to 2022 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031033/united-states-sulfur-production/
US Geological Survey, Sulfur production in the United States from 2014 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031033/united-states-sulfur-production/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Sulfur production in the United States from 2014 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, January 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031033/united-states-sulfur-production/