This contains lists of countries by uranium production. The first two lists are compiled by the World Nuclear Association, and measures uranium production by tonnes mined. The last list is compiled by TradeTech, a consulting company which specializes in the nuclear fuel market.
Rank | Country/Region | Uranium production (2021) (tonnes U)[1] | Percentage of World Production (2021) |
---|---|---|---|
World | 48,332 | 100.00% | |
1 | Kazakhstan | 21,819 | 45.14% |
2 | Namibia | 5,753 | 11.90% |
3 | Canada | 4,693 | 9.1% |
4 | Australia | 4,192 | 8.67% |
5 | Uzbekistan | 3,500 (est.) | 7.24% |
6 | Russia | 2,635 | 5.45% |
7 | Niger | 2,248 | 4.65% |
8 | China | 1,885 (est.) | 3.90% |
9 | India | 615 (est.) | 1.27% |
10 | Ukraine | 455 | 0.94% |
11 | South Africa | 385 (est.) | 0.80% |
12 | Iran | 71 (est.) | 0.15% |
13 | Pakistan | 45 (est.) | 0.09% |
14 | Brazil | 29 | 0.06% |
15 | United States | 8 | 0.02% |
16 | Czech Republic | 0 | < 0.01% |
17 | Romania | 0 | < 0.01% |
18 | France | 0 | < 0.01% |
19 | Germany | 0 | < 0.01% |
20 | Malawi | 0 | < 0.01% |
Rank | Country/Region | Uranium production (2018) (tonnes U)[2] | Percentage of World Production (2018) |
---|---|---|---|
World | 53,498 | 100.00% | |
1 | Kazakhstan | 21,705 | 40.57% |
2 | Canada | 7,001 | 13.09% |
3 | Australia | 6,517 | 12.18% |
4 | Namibia | 5,525 | 10.33% |
5 | Niger | 2,911 | 5.44% |
6 | Russia | 2,904 | 5.43% |
7 | Uzbekistan | 2,404[3] | 4.49% |
8 | China | 1,885[3] | 3.52% |
9 | Ukraine | 1,180[3] | 2.21% |
10 | United States | 582 | 1.09% |
11 | India | 308[3] | 0.79% [4] |
12 | South Africa | 346 | 0.65% |
13 | Iran | 71[3] | 0.13% |
14 | Pakistan | 45[3] | 0.08% |
15 | Czech Republic | 0 | < 0.01% |
16 | Romania | 0[3] | < 0.01% |
17 | Brazil | 0[3] | < 0.01% |
18 | France | 0 | < 0.01% |
19 | Germany | 0 | < 0.01% |
20 | Malawi | 0 | < 0.01% |
Rank | Country/Region | Uranium Production (2011)
(thousands pounds U3O8)[5] |
Percentage of World Production (2011) |
---|---|---|---|
World | 139,075 | 100.00% | |
1 | Kazakhstan | 50,568 | 36.36% |
2 | Canada | 23,775 | 17.10% |
3 | Australia | 15,555 | 11.18% |
4 | Niger | 11,312 | 8.13% |
5 | Namibia | 8,470 | 6.09% |
6 | Russia | 7,781 | 5.59% |
7 | Uzbekistan | 6,499 | 4.67% |
8 | United States | 3,996 | 2.87% |
9 | Ukraine | 2,314 | 1.66% |
10 | China | 2,301 | 1.65% |
11 | Malawi | 2,199 | 1.58% |
12 | South Africa | 1,513 | 1.09% |
13 | India | 1,040 | 0.75% |
14 | Brazil | 689 | 0.50% |
15 | Czech Republic | 595 | 0.43% |
16 | Romania | 200 | 0.14% |
17 | Pakistan | 117 | 0.08% |
18 | Germany | 52 | 0.04% |
19 | France | 16 | 0.01% |
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List of countries by uranium production.
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