Bromine
World production and reserves, 2024–2025
Share of world production, 2025 · world total 430,000 metric tons
- Israel 46%
- Jordan 25%
- China 21%
- Japan 4.6%
- India 1.6%
- Ukraine 1.4%
Israel accounted for 46% of world production of bromine in 2025 (200,000 metric tons). Among the main producers, Ukraine changed most: −46% on 2024. The three largest producers, Israel, Jordan, and China, together supplied 92%. Israel supplied 83% of U.S. imports of bromine in 2021–24, more than any other country.
Producer log
7 countries listed separately
| Country | Production 2024 | Production 2025 | Share of world 2025 | Change on 2024 | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 190,000 | 200,000 | 46% | +5.3% | large |
| Jordan | 112,000 | 110,000 | 25% | −1.8% | 360,000 |
| China | 100,000 | 90,000 | 21% | −10% | 130,000 |
| Japan | 20,000 | 20,000 | 4.6% | 0% | not available |
| India | 7,000 | 7,000 | 1.6% | 0% | not available |
| Ukraine | 11,000 | 6,000 | 1.4% | −46% | not available |
| United States | withheld | withheld | 11,000,000 | ||
| World total | 440,000 | 430,000 | 100% | −2.3% | large |
The world total excludes U.S. output, which USGS withholds.
United States
supply, trade and import sources
less than 25%
Net import reliance in 2025, as a percentage of apparent consumption. “E” marks years when the United States exported more than it imported.
2021E
2022<25
2023<25
2024<25
2025<25
Import sources, 2021–24
- Israel 83%
- Jordan 12%
- China 3%
- Other countries 2%
| Item | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production | W | W | W | W | W |
| Imports for consumption, elemental bromine and compounds | 27,200 | 36,500 | 50,800 | 58,300 | 40,000 |
| Exports, elemental bromine and compounds | 27,900 | 19,400 | 38,900 | 33,800 | 33,000 |
| Consumption, apparent | W | W | W | W | W |
| Employment, number | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,100 |
Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, Bromine chapter (PDF page 66). How to read these figures.