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industrial_mineral · primary

DOE_2023
USGS_2022
USGS_2025

Supply · in the ground

Top reserves · 2025

global total: 290,800,000 metric tonsHHI 0.21 · Moderate

Provenance

Where this data comes from

  • BGS World Mineral Statistics
  • IEA Critical Minerals Dataset (CMO 2025)
  • Statistics Canada Table 16-10-0022
  • USGS DS-140 (constant 1998 USD)
  • USGS DS-140 (nominal)
  • USGS MCS (Average unit value of imports)
  • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
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  1. 1🇨🇳China
    34.4%100,000,000 metric tons
  2. 2🇧🇷Brazil
    25.4%74,000,000 metric tons
  3. 3🇲🇬Madagascar
    9.3%27,000,000 metric tons
  4. 4🇲🇿Mozambique
    8.6%25,000,000 metric tons
  5. 5 Tanzania
    6.2%18,000,000 metric tons
  6. 6🇷🇺Russia
    4.8%14,000,000 metric tons
  7. 7🇻🇳Vietnam
    3.3%9,700,000 metric tons
  8. 8🇮🇳India
    3.0%8,600,000 metric tons
  9. 9🇺🇿Uzbekistan
    2.6%7,600,000 metric tons
  10. 10🇹🇷Turkey
    2.4%6,900,000 metric tons

10 countries shown · USGS-defined economic reserves

Supply · named deposits

Deposits

Concentrated6 estimates · 4 deposits

891 distinct deposits across the roster

Geographic spread

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United States 540 · Mexico 58 · Canada 31 · India 26 · Madagascar 25

Named producers

  • Gold Prince Mine · United States · Arizona
  • Clay, Coosa, Chilton Graphite District · United States · AlabamaDISSEMINATED FLAKE
  • Kigluaik Mountains Graphite District · United States · AlaskaDISSEMINATED FLAKE
  • Nyac Area · United States · Alaska
  • Burnet-Llano District · United States · TexasDisseminated flake graphite

Resource & reserve estimates

Graphite Creek, Graphite Creek depositInferred7,342,883 metric tons
Coosa, Coosa depositInferred1,845,000 metric tons
Coosa, Coosa depositIndicated1,702,000 metric tons
Graphite Creek, Graphite Creek depositMeasured plus Indicated850,534 metric tons
Eastern Adirondack MountainsDemonstrated plus Identified94,500 metric tons

Supply · out of the ground

Top producers · 2024

1,558 records
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1🇨🇳China
1,270,000 t75%
2🇲🇬Madagascar
128,900 t8%
3🇮🇳India
85,329 t5%
4🇧🇷Brazil
64,588 t4%
5🇫🇷France

Supply

Global production over time

2015 → 2024latest1,719,096tonnes (metric)+54% · 10y
2015: 1,118,980 tonnes (metric)2016: 972,546 tonnes (metric)2017: 1,008,652 tonnes (metric)2018: 1,120,750 tonnes (metric)2019: 1,600,866 tonnes (metric)2020: 1,393,902 tonnes (metric)2021: 1,638,960 tonnes (metric)2022: 1,809,409 tonnes (metric)2023: 1,739,426 tonnes (metric)2024: 1,719,096 tonnes (metric)
2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
  • USGS Minerals Yearbook OFR 2025-1047
  • USGS Minerals Yearbook Vol III, reference year 2019
  • usgs myb1 graphite 2021
  • usgs myb1 graphite 2022
  • 12 sources · click to verify

    USGS USMIN · deposit-level contained-metal estimates

    39,282 t2%
    6🇲🇿Mozambique
    34,899 t2%
    7🇹🇷Turkey
    26,369 t2%
    8🇷🇺Russia
    24,000 t1%
    9🇦🇹Austria
    17,000 t1%
    10🇰🇵Korea, Dem. P.R. of
    8,100 t0%

    Live

    Ir100%Canada · top shareRh100%Canada · top shareRu100%Canada · top shareGa98%China · top shareGe94%China · top shareNb92%Brazil · top shareSi82%China · top shareW79%China · top shareCo77%Congo, Democratic Republic · top share75%China · top shareTe75%China · top share75%China · top shareIn74%China · top sharePt73%South Africa · top shareCu70%China · top share66%China · top shareV64%China · top shareLi64%Australia · top shareAl66%China · top shareNi65%Indonesia · top sharePb62%China · top shareAs50%Peru · top shareMg58%China · top shareBe55%USA · top shareCr55%South Africa · top shareBi54%China · top sharePd44%Russia · top shareTa46%Congo (Kinshasa) · top share49%China · top shareSb43%China · top shareRe44%Chile · top shareB44%Turkey · top shareU38%Kazakhstan · top shareZr36%Australia · top shareMn39%South Africa · top shareZn39%China · top shareTi28%Mozambique · top shareAg34%Mexico · top share29%Canada · top share26%China · top shareSn26%China · top share🇨🇱 CLCutax2024🇨🇩 CDCusurtax2022🇨🇱 CLListrategic resource2023🇨🇳 CNLiexport license2024🇿🇼 ZWLiraw ore ban2022🇮🇩 IDNiraw ore ban2020🇵🇭 PHNiroyalty2024🇷🇺 RUNiimport ban2024🇨🇳 CN→🇻🇳 VNREE+4700%re export surge🇮🇩 IDNi-97%export ban effectLi+38%concentration shift🇨🇳 CNREE-25%concentration shift

    Concentration

    HHI

    0.57

    Highly concentrated

    Top-1
    75%
    Top-3
    87%
    Top-5
    93%
    NIR
    100%

    Active alerts · 1

    • 75%

      China · top share

    Critical lists · 3

    • DOE_2023
    • USGS_2022
    • USGS_2025

    Sources · 12

    • BGS World Mineral Statistics
    • IEA Critical Minerals Dataset (CMO 2025)
    • Statistics Canada Table 16-10-0022
    • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
    • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
    • + 7 more in the Provenance section

    Concentration

    HHI

    0.57

    Highly concentrated

    Top-1
    75%
    Top-3
    87%
    Top-5
    93%
    NIR
    100%

    Active alerts · 1

    • 75%

      China · top share

    Critical lists · 3

    • DOE_2023
    • USGS_2022
    • USGS_2025

    Sources · 12

    • BGS World Mineral Statistics
    • IEA Critical Minerals Dataset (CMO 2025)
    • Statistics Canada Table 16-10-0022
    • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
    • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
    • + 7 more in the Provenance section