List of countries by uranium production
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Template:Short description 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.
World Nuclear Association (2022)
| Rank | Country/Region | Uranium production (2022) (tonnes U)[1] | Percentage of World Production (2022) |
|---|---|---|---|
| World | 49,355 | 100.00% | |
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Kazakhstan | 21,227 | 43.01% |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Canada | 7,351 | 14.89% |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Namibia | 5,613 | 11.37% |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Australia | 4,553 | 9.22% |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Uzbekistan | 3,300 (est.) | 6.69% |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Russia | 2,508 | 5.08% |
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Niger | 2,020 | 4.09% |
| 8 | Template:Flagicon China | 1,700 (est.) | 3.44% |
| 9 | Template:Flagicon India | 600 (est.) | 1.22% |
| 10 | Template:Flagicon South Africa | 200 (est.) | 0.40% |
| 11 | Template:Flagicon Ukraine | 100 | 0.20% |
| 12 | Template:Flagicon United States | 75 | 0.15% |
| 13 | Template:Flagicon Pakistan | 45 (est.) | 0.09% |
| 14 | Template:Flagicon Brazil | 43 | 0.09% |
| 15 | Template:Flagicon Iran | 20 (est.) | 0.04% |
World Nuclear Association (2018)
| Rank | Country/Region | Uranium production (2018) (tonnes U)[2] | Percentage of World Production (2018) |
|---|---|---|---|
| World | 53,498 | 100.00% | |
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Kazakhstan | 21,705 | 40.57% |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Canada | 7,001 | 13.09% |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Australia | 6,517 | 12.18% |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Namibia | 5,525 | 10.33% |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Niger | 2,911 | 5.44% |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Russia | 2,904 | 5.43% |
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Uzbekistan | 2,404[3] | 4.49% |
| 8 | Template:Flagicon China | 1,885[3] | 3.52% |
| 9 | Template:Flagicon Ukraine | 1,180[3] | 2.21% |
| 10 | Template:Flagicon United States | 582 | 1.09% |
| 11 | Template:Flagicon India | 308[3] | 0.79% [4] |
| 12 | Template:Flagicon South Africa | 346 | 0.65% |
| 13 | Template:Flagicon Iran | 71[3] | 0.13% |
| 14 | Template:Flagicon Pakistan | 45[3] | 0.08% |
| 15 | Template:Flagicon Czech Republic | 0 | < 0.01% |
| 16 | Template:Flagicon Romania | 0[3] | < 0.01% |
| 17 | Template:Flagicon Brazil | 0[3] | < 0.01% |
| 18 | Template:Flagicon France | 0 | < 0.01% |
| 19 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 0 | < 0.01% |
| 20 | Template:Flagicon Malawi | 0 | < 0.01% |
TradeTech (2011)
| Rank | Country/Region | Uranium Production (2011)
(thousands pounds U3O8)[5] |
Percentage of World Production (2011) |
|---|---|---|---|
| World | 139,075 | 100.00% | |
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Kazakhstan | 50,568 | 36.36% |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Canada | 23,775 | 17.10% |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Australia | 15,555 | 11.18% |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Niger | 11,312 | 8.13% |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Namibia | 8,470 | 6.09% |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Russia | 7,781 | 5.59% |
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Uzbekistan | 6,499 | 4.67% |
| 8 | Template:Flagicon United States | 3,996 | 2.87% |
| 9 | Template:Flagicon Ukraine | 2,314 | 1.66% |
| 10 | Template:Flagicon China | 2,301 | 1.65% |
| 11 | Template:Flagicon Malawi | 2,199 | 1.58% |
| 12 | Template:Flagicon South Africa | 1,513 | 1.09% |
| 13 | Template:Flagicon India | 1,040 | 0.75% |
| 14 | Template:Flagicon Brazil | 689 | 0.50% |
| 15 | Template:Flagicon Czech Republic | 595 | 0.43% |
| 16 | Template:Flagicon Romania | 200 | 0.14% |
| 17 | Template:Flagicon Pakistan | 117 | 0.08% |
| 18 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 52 | 0.04% |
| 19 | Template:Flagicon France | 16 | 0.01% |
See also
- List of countries by uranium reserves
- Uranium mining by country
- Uranium mining in France
- List of uranium projects
References
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