Which countries have salt reserves? 43 countries in the Magna Factbook list salt among their natural resources, ranked and linked.
43 countries list salt among their natural resources. United Kingdom — graded MAB by the Bureau — is the highest-ranked holder, ahead of Germany, Denmark. Control of salt is geopolitical leverage: whoever holds the resource weighs on supply chains.
| # | Country | Magna grade |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | MAB |
| 2 | Germany | MBA |
| 3 | Denmark | MBA |
| 4 | Switzerland | MBA |
| 5 | Netherlands | MBA |
| 6 | Morocco | MBB |
| 7 | Portugal | MBB |
| 8 | Croatia | MBB |
| 9 | Albania | MBB |
| 10 | Romania | MBB |
| 11 | Poland | MBB |
| 12 | Austria | MBB |
| # | Country | Magna grade |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Slovakia | MBB |
| 14 | Greece | MBB |
| 15 | Philippines | MCB |
| 16 | Cyprus | MCB |
| 17 | Serbia | MCB |
| 18 | Malta | MCB |
| 19 | Kenya | MCB |
| 20 | Pakistan | MCB |
| 21 | Ukraine | MCB |
| 22 | The Bahamas | MCB |
| 23 | Tunisia | MCB |
| 24 | South Africa | MCB |
| 25 | Namibia | MCB |
| 26 | Cuba | MCB |
| 27 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | MCB |
| 28 | Lebanon | MCB |
| 29 | Turkmenistan | MCC |
| 30 | Ghana | MCC |
| 31 | Botswana | MCC |
| 32 | Guinea | MCC |
| 33 | Djibouti | MCC |
| 34 | Cabo Verde | MCC |
| 35 | Afghanistan | MCC |
| 36 | Uganda | MCC |
| 37 | Madagascar | MCC |
| 38 | Mali | MCC |
| 39 | Chad | MCC |
| 40 | Burkina Faso | MCC |
| 41 | Niger | MCD |
| 42 | Eritrea | MCD |
| 43 | Somalia | MCD |
