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Commoditylead

Critical · 1 lists

Lead · Pb

base_metal · primary

USGS_2025

At a glance

Headline indicators

Price · 2026

1,942$/mt

World Bank Pink Sheet

Price trend

-3% 1Y

-2%/yr · 4Y CAGR

US net import reliance · 2025

33%

Production HHI

0.41

Highly concentrated (>0.25)

From ore to use

lifecycle flow

01Reserves
87.3Mt
Australia leads · 39% share
02Production
15.2Mt
China top · 2024
03Trade
278.0Kt
net importer · 2025

Provenance

Where this data comes from

BGS World Mineral Statistics
Statistics Canada Table 16-10-0022
USGS DS-140 (constant 1998 USD)
USGS DS-140 (nominal)
USGS MCS (Price, average, North American)
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)

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04Stocks

-

05Consumption

1.5Mt

Consumption, apparent · 2025

USGS Mineral Industry Surveys

USGS Minerals Yearbook OFR 2025-1047

USGS Minerals Yearbook Vol III, reference year 2019

World Bank Pink Sheet

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Live

Ir100%Canada · top share Rh100%Canada · top share Ru100%Canada · top share Ga98%China · top share Ge94%China · top share Nb92%Brazil · top share Si82%China · top share W79%China · top share Co77%Congo, Democratic Republic · top share 75%China · top share Te75%China · top share 75%China · top share In74%China · top share Pt73%South Africa · top share Cu70%China · top share 66%China · top share V64%China · top share Li64%Australia · top share Al66%China · top share Ni65%Indonesia · top share Pb62%China · top share As50%Peru · top share Mg58%China · top share Be55%USA · top share Cr55%South Africa · top share Bi54%China · top share Pd44%Russia · top share Ta46%Congo (Kinshasa) · top share 49%China · top share Sb43%China · top share Re44%Chile · top share B44%Turkey · top share U38%Kazakhstan · top share Zr36%Australia · top share Mn39%South Africa · top share Zn39%China · top share Ti28%Mozambique · top share Ag34%Mexico · top share 29%Canada · top share 26%China · top share Sn26%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 effect Li+38%concentration shift 🇨🇳 CNREE-25%concentration shift

Concentration

HHI

0.41

Concentrated

Top-1: 62%
Top-3: 79%
Top-5: 90%
NIR: 33%

Active alerts · 1

62%
China · top share

Critical lists · 1

USGS_2025

Sources · 11

BGS World Mineral Statistics
Statistics Canada Table 16-10-0022
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
USGS Mineral Industry Surveys
+ 6 more in the Provenance section

Concentration

HHI

0.41

Concentrated

Top-1: 62%
Top-3: 79%
Top-5: 90%
NIR: 33%

Active alerts · 1

62%
China · top share

Critical lists · 1

USGS_2025

Sources · 11

BGS World Mineral Statistics
Statistics Canada Table 16-10-0022
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
USGS Mineral Industry Surveys
+ 6 more in the Provenance section