Barite
World mine production and reserves, 2024–2025
Share of world mine production, 2025 · world total 8.7 million metric tons
- India 34%
- China 25%
- Morocco 11%
- Kazakhstan 8%
- Iran 3.4%
- Mexico 3.4%
- Laos 3%
- Turkey 3%
- All other countries 7.8%
India accounted for 34% of world mine production of barite in 2025 (3 million metric tons of 8.7 million metric tons). World output rose 8.8% from 2024 to 2025. Among the main producers, Mexico changed most: +23% on 2024. The three largest producers, India, China, and Morocco, together supplied 71%.
Producer log
11 countries listed separately
| Country | Mine production 2024 | Mine production 2025 | Share of world 2025 | Change on 2024 | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,600 | 3,000 | 34% | +15% | 51,000 |
| China | 2,100 | 2,200 | 25% | +4.8% | 120,000 |
| Morocco | 930 | 1,000 | 12% | +7.5% | not available |
| Kazakhstan | 650 | 700 | 8% | +7.7% | 85,000 |
| Iran | 300 | 300 | 3.4% | 0% | 100,000 |
| Mexico | 244 | 300 | 3.4% | +23% | not available |
| Laos | 250 | 260 | 3% | +4% | not available |
| Turkey | 261 | 260 | 3% | −0.4% | 34,000 |
| Russia | 200 | 230 | 2.6% | +15% | 12,000 |
| Pakistan | 94 | 100 | 1.1% | +6.4% | not available |
| United States | withheld | withheld | not available | ||
| Other countries | 340 | 350 | 4% | not available | |
| World total | 8,000 | 8,700 | 100% | +8.8% | not available |
The world total excludes U.S. output, which USGS withholds.
United States
supply, trade and import sources
more than 75%
Net import reliance in 2025, as a percentage of apparent consumption.
2021>75
2022>75
2023>75
2024>75
2025>75
Import sources, 2021–24
- India 39%
- China 21%
- Morocco 19%
- Mexico 14%
- Other countries 7%
Uses named for it in the 2025 critical minerals list: oil and gas drilling and medical imaging.
| Item | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production: Sold or used, mine | W | W | W | W | W |
| Production: Ground and crushed | 1,670 | 2,220 | 2,260 | 2,280 | 2,300 |
| Imports: For consumption | 1,660 | 2,330 | 2,420 | 1,880 | 2,300 |
| Imports: General | 1,440 | 1,890 | 2,220 | 1,810 | 1,700 |
| Exports | 62 | 87 | 75 | 65 | 67 |
| Consumption, apparent (crude and ground) | W | W | W | W | W |
| Employment, mine and mill, number | 330 | 380 | 440 | 400 | 400 |
Open in the producer explorerWhich mineral outputs grew or shrank in 2025 Who produces the U.S. critical minerals
Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, Barite chapter (PDF page 56). How to read these figures.