facts and figures

Uranium Production by Country

Updated Tuesday, 23 September 2025
Country 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Kazakhstan 23,607 24,689 23,321 21,705 22,808 19,477 21,819 21,227 21,109 23,270
Canada 13,325 14,039 13,116 7001 6938 3885 4693 7351 11,001 14,309
Namibia 2993 3654 4224 5525 5476 5413 5753 5611 6986 7333
Australia 5654 6315 5882 6517 6613 6203 4192 4553 4693 4598
Uzbekistan (est.) 2385 3325 3400 3450 3500 3500 3516 3561 4000 4000
Russia 3055 3004 2917 2904 2911 2846 2635 2508 2710 2738
China (est.) 1616 1616 1692 1885 1885 1885 1600 1700 1600 1600
Niger 4116 3479 3449 2911 2983 2991 2248 2020 1130 962
India (est.) 385 385 421 423 308 400 600 600 485 500
South Africa (est.) 393 490 308 346 346 250 192 200 200 200
Ukraine (est.) 1200 808 707 790 800 744 455 100 340 288
USA 1256 1125 940 582 58 6 8 75 19 260
Others 357 277 85 116 116 131 95 108 161 155
World total tU 60,342 63,207 60,462 54,154 54,742 47,731 47,805 49,614 54,433 60,213
World total tU3O8 71,158 74,536 71,299 63,861 64,554 56,286 46,374 58,507 64,190 71,006
% of world demand 98% 96% 93% 80% 81% 74% 76% 76% 83% 90%

Data from World Nuclear Association. NB: the figures in this table are liable to change as new data becomes available. Totals may not sum exactly due to rounding.

World Nuclear Power Reactors and Uranium Requirements
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