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This contains '''lists of countries by [[uranium]] production'''. The first |
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. |
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== World Nuclear Association (2021) == |
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!Rank |
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!Country/Region |
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!'''Uranium production (2021) (tonnes U)'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Uranium Mining - World Nuclear Association |url=https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/mining-of-uranium/world-uranium-mining-production.aspx |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=www.world-nuclear.org}}</ref> |
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!Percentage of World Production (2021) |
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!World |
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|48,332 |
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|100.00% |
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|1 |
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|{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} [[Kazakhstan]] |
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|21,819 |
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|45.14% |
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|2 |
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|{{flagicon|Namibia}} [[Namibia]] |
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|5,753 |
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|11.90% |
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|3 |
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|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Canada]] |
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|4,693 |
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|9.1% |
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|4 |
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|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]] |
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|4,192 |
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|8.67% |
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|5 |
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|{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} [[Uzbekistan]] |
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|3,500 (est.) |
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|7.24% |
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|6 |
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|{{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia]] |
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|2,635 |
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|5.45% |
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|7 |
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|{{flagicon|Niger}} [[Niger]] |
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|2,248 |
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|4.65% |
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|8 |
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|{{flagicon|China}} [[People's Republic of China|China]] |
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|1,885 (est.) |
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|3.90% |
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|9 |
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|{{flagicon|India |
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}} [[India]] |
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|615 (est.) |
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|1.27% |
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|10 |
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|{{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[Ukraine]] |
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|455 |
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|0.94% |
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|11 |
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|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South Africa]] |
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|385 (est.) |
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|0.80% |
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|12 |
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|{{Flagicon|Iran}} [[Iran]] |
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|71 (est.) |
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|0.15% |
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|13 |
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|{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Pakistan]] |
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|45 (est.) |
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|0.09% |
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|14 |
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|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Brazil]] |
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|29 |
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|0.06% |
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|15 |
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|{{flagicon|United States}} [[United States]] |
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|8 |
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|0.02% |
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|16 |
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|{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Czech Republic]] |
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|0 |
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|< 0.01% |
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|17 |
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|{{flagicon|Romania}} [[Romania]] |
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|0 |
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|< 0.01% |
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|18 |
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|{{flagicon|France}} [[France]] |
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|0 |
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|< 0.01% |
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|19 |
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|{{flag|Germany}} |
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|0 |
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|< 0.01% |
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|20 |
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|{{flagicon|Malawi}} [[Malawi]] |
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|0 |
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|< 0.01% |
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== World Nuclear Association (2018) == |
== World Nuclear Association (2018) == |
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! Rank !! Country/Region !! Uranium production (2018) (tonnes U)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf23.html|title=World Uranium Mining|publisher=[[World Nuclear Association]]|access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref>!! Percentage of World Production (2018) |
! Rank !! Country/Region !! Uranium production (2018) (tonnes U)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf23.html|title=World Uranium Mining|publisher=[[World Nuclear Association]]|access-date=2020-04-08|archive-date=2018-12-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226012424/http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/mining-of-uranium/world-uranium-mining-production.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>!! Percentage of World Production (2018) |
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| ||{{noflag}}World|| align="left" | 53,498 || 100.00% |
| ||{{noflag}}World|| align="left" | 53,498 || 100.00% |
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|1||{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} [[Kazakhstan]]|| align="left" | 21,705 || 40.57% |
|1||{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} [[Kazakhstan]]|| align="left" | 21,705 || 40.57% |
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|2||{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Canada]]|| align="left" | 7,001 || 13.09% |
|2||{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Canada]]|| align="left" | 7,001 || 13.09% |
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|3||{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]]|| align="left" | 6,517 || 12.18% |
|3||{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]]|| align="left" | 6,517 || 12.18% |
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|4||{{flagicon|Namibia}} [[Namibia]]|| align="left" | 5,525 || 10.33% |
|4||{{flagicon|Namibia}} [[Namibia]]|| align="left" | 5,525 || 10.33% |
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|5||{{flagicon|Niger}} [[Niger]]|| align="left" | 2,911 || 5.44% |
|5||{{flagicon|Niger}} [[Niger]]|| align="left" | 2,911 || 5.44% |
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|6||{{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia]]|| align="left" | 2,904 || 5.43% |
|6||{{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia]]|| align="left" | 2,904 || 5.43% |
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|7||{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} [[Uzbekistan]]|| align="left" | 2,404<ref name="est">estimate</ref>|| 4.49% |
|7||{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} [[Uzbekistan]]|| align="left" | 2,404<ref name="est">estimate</ref>|| 4.49% |
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|8||{{flagicon|China}} [[People's Republic of China|China]]|| align="left" | 1,885<ref name="est" />|| 3.52% |
|8||{{flagicon|China}} [[People's Republic of China|China]]|| align="left" | 1,885<ref name="est" />|| 3.52% |
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|9||{{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[Ukraine]]|| align="left" | 1,180<ref name="est" />|| 2.21% |
|9||{{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[Ukraine]]|| align="left" | 1,180<ref name="est" />|| 2.21% |
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|10||{{flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]|| align="left" | 582 || 1.09% |
|10||{{flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]|| align="left" | 582 || 1.09% |
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}} [[India]]|| align="left" | 308<ref name="est" />|| 0.79% <ref>https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/mining-of-uranium/world-uranium-mining-production.aspx</ref> |
}} [[India]]|| align="left" | 308<ref name="est" />|| 0.79% <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/mining-of-uranium/world-uranium-mining-production.aspx | title=World Uranium Mining - World Nuclear Association }}</ref> |
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|12||{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South Africa]]|| align="left" | 346 || 0.65% |
|12||{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South Africa]]|| align="left" | 346 || 0.65% |
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|14||{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Pakistan]]|| align="left" | 45<ref name="est" />|| 0.08% |
|14||{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Pakistan]]|| align="left" | 45<ref name="est" />|| 0.08% |
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|15||{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Czech Republic]]|| align="left" | 0 || < 0.01% |
|15||{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Czech Republic]]|| align="left" | 0 || < 0.01% |
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|18||{{flagicon|France}} [[France]]|| align="left" | 0 || < 0.01% |
|18||{{flagicon|France}} [[France]]|| align="left" | 0 || < 0.01% |
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|19||{{flag|Germany}}|| align="left" | 0 || < 0.01% |
|19||{{flag|Germany}}|| align="left" | 0 || < 0.01% |
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|20||{{flagicon|Malawi}} [[Malawi]]|| align="left" | 0 || < 0.01% |
|20||{{flagicon|Malawi}} [[Malawi]]|| align="left" | 0 || < 0.01% |
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*[[List of countries by uranium reserves]] |
*[[List of countries by uranium reserves]] |
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*[[Uranium mining by country]] |
*[[Uranium mining by country]] |
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* [[Uranium mining in France]] |
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*[[List of uranium projects]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 03:44, 29 March 2024
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 (2021)
Rank | Country/Region | Uranium production (2021) (tonnes U)[1] | Percentage of World Production (2021) |
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World | 48,332 | 100.00% | |
1 | Kasachstan | 21,819 | 45.14% |
2 | Namibia | 5,753 | 11.90% |
3 | Kanada | 4,693 | 9.1% |
4 | Australien | 4,192 | 8.67% |
5 | Usbekistan | 3,500 (est.) | 7.24% |
6 | Russland | 2,635 | 5.45% |
7 | Niger | 2,248 | 4.65% |
8 | China | 1,885 (est.) | 3.90% |
9 | Indien | 615 (est.) | 1.27% |
10 | Ukraine | 455 | 0.94% |
11 | Südafrika | 385 (est.) | 0.80% |
12 | Iran | 71 (est.) | 0.15% |
13 | Pakistan | 45 (est.) | 0.09% |
14 | Brasilien | 29 | 0.06% |
15 | Vereinigte Staaten | 8 | 0.02% |
16 | Tschechische Republik | 0 | < 0.01% |
17 | Rumänien | 0 | < 0.01% |
18 | Frankreich | 0 | < 0.01% |
19 | Deutschland | 0 | < 0.01% |
20 | Malawi | 0 | < 0.01% |
World Nuclear Association (2018)
Rank | Country/Region | Uranium production (2018) (tonnes U)[2] | Percentage of World Production (2018) |
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World | 53,498 | 100.00% | |
1 | Kasachstan | 21,705 | 40.57% |
2 | Kanada | 7,001 | 13.09% |
3 | Australien | 6,517 | 12.18% |
4 | Namibia | 5,525 | 10.33% |
5 | Niger | 2,911 | 5.44% |
6 | Russland | 2,904 | 5.43% |
7 | Usbekistan | 2,404[3] | 4.49% |
8 | China | 1,885[3] | 3.52% |
9 | Ukraine | 1,180[3] | 2.21% |
10 | Vereinigte Staaten | 582 | 1.09% |
11 | Indien | 308[3] | 0.79% [4] |
12 | Südafrika | 346 | 0.65% |
13 | Iran | 71[3] | 0.13% |
14 | Pakistan | 45[3] | 0.08% |
15 | Tschechische Republik | 0 | < 0.01% |
16 | Rumänien | 0[3] | < 0.01% |
17 | Brasilien | 0[3] | < 0.01% |
18 | Frankreich | 0 | < 0.01% |
19 | Deutschland | 0 | < 0.01% |
20 | Malawi | 0 | < 0.01% |
TradeTech (2011)
Rank | Country/Region | Uranium Production (2011)
(thousands pounds U3O8)[5] |
Percentage of World Production (2011) |
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World | 139,075 | 100.00% | |
1 | Kasachstan | 50,568 | 36.36% |
2 | Kanada | 23,775 | 17.10% |
3 | Australien | 15,555 | 11.18% |
4 | Niger | 11,312 | 8.13% |
5 | Namibia | 8,470 | 6.09% |
6 | Russland | 7,781 | 5.59% |
7 | Usbekistan | 6,499 | 4.67% |
8 | Vereinigte Staaten | 3,996 | 2.87% |
9 | Ukraine | 2,314 | 1.66% |
10 | China | 2,301 | 1.65% |
11 | Malawi | 2,199 | 1.58% |
12 | Südafrika | 1,513 | 1.09% |
13 | Indien | 1,040 | 0.75% |
14 | Brasilien | 689 | 0.50% |
15 | Tschechische Republik | 595 | 0.43% |
16 | Rumänien | 200 | 0.14% |
17 | Pakistan | 117 | 0.08% |
18 | Deutschland | 52 | 0.04% |
19 | Frankreich | 16 | 0.01% |
See also
- List of countries by uranium reserves
- Uranium mining by country
- Uranium mining in France
- List of uranium projects
References
- ^ "World Uranium Mining - World Nuclear Association". www.world-nuclear.org. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ^ "World Uranium Mining". World Nuclear Association. Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ^ a b c d e f g h estimate
- ^ "World Uranium Mining - World Nuclear Association".
- ^ "World Uranium Production & Requirements". TradeTech. Retrieved 2020-04-08.