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This contains '''lists of countries by [[uranium]] production'''. The first list is compiled by the [[World Nuclear Association]], and measures uranium production by tonnes mined. The second list is compiled by TradeTech, a consulting company which specializes in the nuclear fuel market.
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) ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Rank
!Country/Region
!'''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>
!Percentage of World Production (2021)
|-
!
!World
|48,332
|100.00%
|-
|1
|{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} [[Kazakhstan]]
|21,819
|45.14%
|-
|2
|{{flagicon|Namibia}} [[Namibia]]
|5,753
|11.90%
|-
|3
|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Canada]]
|4,693
|9.1%
|-
|4
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]]
|4,192
|8.67%
|-
|5
|{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} [[Uzbekistan]]
|3,500 (est.)
|7.24%
|-
|6
|{{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia]]
|2,635
|5.45%
|-
|7
|{{flagicon|Niger}} [[Niger]]
|2,248
|4.65%
|-
|8
|{{flagicon|China}} [[People's Republic of China|China]]
|1,885 (est.)
|3.90%
|-
|9
|{{flagicon|India
}} [[India]]
|615 (est.)
|1.27%
|-
|10
|{{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[Ukraine]]
|455
|0.94%
|-
|11
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South Africa]]
|385 (est.)
|0.80%
|-
|12
|{{Flagicon|Iran}} [[Iran]]
|71 (est.)
|0.15%
|-
|13
|{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Pakistan]]
|45 (est.)
|0.09%
|-
|14
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Brazil]]
|29
|0.06%
|-
|15
|{{flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|8
|0.02%
|-
|16
|{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Czech Republic]]
|0
|< 0.01%
|-
|17
|{{flagicon|Romania}} [[Romania]]
|0
|< 0.01%
|-
|18
|{{flagicon|France}} [[France]]
|0
|< 0.01%
|-
|19
|{{flag|Germany}}
|0
|< 0.01%
|-
|20
|{{flagicon|Malawi}} [[Malawi]]
|0
|< 0.01%
|-
|}


== World Nuclear Association (2018) ==
== World Nuclear Association (2018) ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor="#ececec"
|- bgcolor="#ececec"
! 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]]|accessdate=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)
|-
|-
| ||{{noflag}}World|| align="left" | 53,498 || 100.00%
| ||{{noflag}}World|| align="left" | 53,498 || 100.00%
|-
|-
|1||{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} [[Kazakhstan]]|| align="left" | 21,705 || 40.57%
|1||{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} [[Kazakhstan]]|| align="left" | 21,705 || 40.57%
|-
|-
|2||{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Canada]]|| align="left" | 7,001 || 13.09%
|2||{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Canada]]|| align="left" | 7,001 || 13.09%
|-
|-
|3||{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Australia]]|| align="left" | 6,517 || 12.18%
|3||{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]]|| align="left" | 6,517 || 12.18%
|-
|-
|4||{{flagicon|Namibia}} [[Namibia]]|| align="left" | 5,525 || 10.33%
|4||{{flagicon|Namibia}} [[Namibia]]|| align="left" | 5,525 || 10.33%
|-
|-
|5||{{flagicon|Niger}} [[Niger]]|| align="left" | 2,911 || 5.44%
|5||{{flagicon|Niger}} [[Niger]]|| align="left" | 2,911 || 5.44%
|-
|-
|6||{{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia]]|| align="left" | 2,904 || 5.43%
|6||{{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia]]|| align="left" | 2,904 || 5.43%
|-
|-
|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%
|-
|-
|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%
|-
|-
|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%
|-
|-
|10||{{flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]|| align="left" | 582 || 1.09%
|10||{{flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]|| align="left" | 582 || 1.09%
|-
|-
|11||{{flagicon|India
|11||{{flagicon|India
}} [[India]]|| align="left" | 423<ref name="est" />|| 0.79%
}} [[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>
|-
|-
|12||{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South Africa]]|| align="left" | 346 || 0.65%
|12||{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South Africa]]|| align="left" | 346 || 0.65%
|-
|-
|13
|13
|{{Flagicon|Iran}}Iran
|{{Flagicon|Iran}} [[Iran]]
|71<ref name="est" />
|71<ref name="est" />
|0.13%
|0.13%
|-
|-
|14||{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Pakistan]]|| align="left" | 45<ref name="est" />|| 0.08%
|14||{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Pakistan]]|| align="left" | 45<ref name="est" />|| 0.08%
|-
|-
|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%
|-
|-
|19||{{flag|Germany}}|| align="left" | 0 || < 0.01%
|19||{{flag|Germany}}|| align="left" | 0 || < 0.01%
|-
|-
|20||{{flagicon|Malawi}} [[Malawi]]|| align="left" | 0 || < 0.01%
|20||{{flagicon|Malawi}} [[Malawi]]|| align="left" | 0 || < 0.01%
|-
|}
|}


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!Country/Region
!Country/Region
!Uranium Production (2011)
!Uranium Production (2011)
(thousands pounds U<sub>3</sub>O<sub>8</sub>)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uranium.info/world_uranium_production_and_requirements.php|title=World Uranium Production & Requirements|publisher=TradeTech|accessdate=2020-04-08}}</ref>
(thousands pounds U<sub>3</sub>O<sub>8</sub>)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uranium.info/world_uranium_production_and_requirements.php|title=World Uranium Production & Requirements|publisher=TradeTech|access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref>
!Percentage of World Production (2011)
!Percentage of World Production (2011)
|-
|-
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*[[List of countries by uranium reserves]]
*[[List of countries by uranium reserves]]
*[[Uranium mining by country]]
*[[Uranium mining by country]]
* [[Uranium mining in France]]
*[[List of uranium projects]]


==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)
World 48,332 100.00%
1 Kasachstan Kasachstan 21,819 45.14%
2 Namibia Namibia 5,753 11.90%
3 Kanada Kanada 4,693 9.1%
4 Australien Australien 4,192 8.67%
5 Usbekistan Usbekistan 3,500 (est.) 7.24%
6 Russland Russland 2,635 5.45%
7 Niger Niger 2,248 4.65%
8 China China 1,885 (est.) 3.90%
9 Indien Indien 615 (est.) 1.27%
10 Ukraine Ukraine 455 0.94%
11 Südafrika Südafrika 385 (est.) 0.80%
12 Iran Iran 71 (est.) 0.15%
13 Pakistan Pakistan 45 (est.) 0.09%
14 Brasilien Brasilien 29 0.06%
15 Vereinigte Staaten Vereinigte Staaten 8 0.02%
16 Tschechische Republik Tschechische Republik 0 < 0.01%
17 Rumänien Rumänien 0 < 0.01%
18 Frankreich Frankreich 0 < 0.01%
19  Deutschland 0 < 0.01%
20 Malawi Malawi 0 < 0.01%

World Nuclear Association (2018)

Rank Country/Region Uranium production (2018) (tonnes U)[2] Percentage of World Production (2018)
 World 53,498 100.00%
1 Kasachstan Kasachstan 21,705 40.57%
2 Kanada Kanada 7,001 13.09%
3 Australien Australien 6,517 12.18%
4 Namibia Namibia 5,525 10.33%
5 Niger Niger 2,911 5.44%
6 Russland Russland 2,904 5.43%
7 Usbekistan Usbekistan 2,404[3] 4.49%
8 China China 1,885[3] 3.52%
9 Ukraine Ukraine 1,180[3] 2.21%
10 Vereinigte Staaten Vereinigte Staaten 582 1.09%
11 Indien Indien 308[3] 0.79% [4]
12 Südafrika Südafrika 346 0.65%
13 Iran Iran 71[3] 0.13%
14 Pakistan Pakistan 45[3] 0.08%
15 Tschechische Republik Tschechische Republik 0 < 0.01%
16 Rumänien Rumänien 0[3] < 0.01%
17 Brasilien Brasilien 0[3] < 0.01%
18 Frankreich Frankreich 0 < 0.01%
19  Deutschland 0 < 0.01%
20 Malawi 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 Kasachstan Kasachstan 50,568 36.36%
2 Kanada Kanada 23,775 17.10%
3 Australien Australien 15,555 11.18%
4 Niger Niger 11,312 8.13%
5 Namibia Namibia 8,470 6.09%
6 Russland Russland 7,781 5.59%
7 Usbekistan Usbekistan 6,499 4.67%
8 Vereinigte Staaten Vereinigte Staaten 3,996 2.87%
9 Ukraine Ukraine 2,314 1.66%
10 China China 2,301 1.65%
11 Malawi Malawi 2,199 1.58%
12 Südafrika Südafrika 1,513 1.09%
13 Indien Indien 1,040 0.75%
14 Brasilien Brasilien 689 0.50%
15 Tschechische Republik Tschechische Republik 595 0.43%
16 Rumänien Rumänien 200 0.14%
17 Pakistan Pakistan 117 0.08%
18  Deutschland 52 0.04%
19 Frankreich Frankreich 16 0.01%


See also

References

  1. ^ "World Uranium Mining - World Nuclear Association". www.world-nuclear.org. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  2. ^ "World Uranium Mining". World Nuclear Association. Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h estimate
  4. ^ "World Uranium Mining - World Nuclear Association".
  5. ^ "World Uranium Production & Requirements". TradeTech. Retrieved 2020-04-08.


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