Mercury
World mine production, 2024–2025
Share of world mine production, 2025 · world total 210 metric tons
- China 94%
- Kyrgyzstan 2.4%
- Tajikistan 1.9%
- Morocco 0.9%
- Norway 0.5%
China accounted for 94% of world mine production of mercury in 2025 (200 metric tons). Only 1 of the 72 commodities with a world total had a larger single-country share. The three largest producers, China, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, together supplied 99%. Canada supplied 69% of U.S. imports of mercury in 2021–24, more than any other country.
Producer log
7 countries listed separately
| Country | Mine production 2024 | Mine production 2025 | Share of world 2025 | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 200 | 200 | 94% | 0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 5 | 2.4% | 0% |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 4 | 1.9% | 0% |
| Morocco | 2 | 2 | 0.9% | 0% |
| Norway | 1 | 1 | 0.5% | 0% |
| United States | not available | not available | ||
| Peruexports | not available | not available | ||
| World total | 212 | 210 | 100% | −0.9% |
United States
supply, trade and import sources
Import sources, 2021–24
- Canada 69%
- China 31%
Estimated end uses in the United States
- Relays, sensors, switches, and valves65%
- Dental amalgam27%
- Formulated products (buffers, catalysts, fixatives, and vaccination uses)7%
- Bulbs, lamps, and lighting1%
| Item | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production | 103 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Imports for consumption, metal (gross weight) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — |
| Exports, metal (gross weight) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Consumption, reported | 13 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, Mercury chapter (PDF page 134). How to read these figures.