List of countries by uranium production
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This is a list of countries by uranium production.
Rank | Country/Region | Uranium production (2017) (tonnes U)[1] |
Uranium Production (2011) (thousands pounds U3O8)[2] |
Percentage of World Production (2017) |
---|---|---|---|---|
World | 59,462 | 139,513 | 100 | |
1 | Kasachstan | 23,321 | 46,284 | 39.2 |
2 | Kanada | 13,116 | 25,434 | 22.1 |
3 | Australien | 5,882 | 15,339 | 9.9 |
4 | Namibia | 4,224 | 11,689 | 7.1 |
5 | Niger | 3,449 | 10,914 | 5.8 |
6 | Russland | 2,917 | 1,516 | 4.9 |
7 | Usbekistan | 2,404[3] | 6,239 | 4.0 |
8 | China | 1,885[3] | 2,150 | 3.2 |
9 | Vereinigte Staaten | 940 | 4,316 | 1.6 |
10 | Ukraine | 550[3] | 2,210 | 0.9 |
11 | Indien | 421[3] | 1,040 | 0.7 |
12 | Südafrika | 308 | 2,210 | 0.5 |
13 | Pakistan | 45[3] | 117 | 0.07 |
See also
References
- ^ "World Uranium Mining". World Nuclear Association. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
- ^ "World Uranium Production & Requirements". TradeTech. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ a b c d e estimate