Rank	Country	Production (MT)	Share %	Notes
1	Saudi Arabia	1,903,102	19.1
1	Egypt	1,978,000	21.5
2	Egypt	1,702,732	17.1
2	Iran	1,674,000	18.2
3	Algeria	1,324,682	13.3
3	Saudi Arabia	1,361,000	14.8
4	Iran	971,471	9.7
4	Algeria	883,000	9.6
5	Pakistan	895,232	9