Tin
World mine production and reserves, 2024–2025
Share of world mine production, 2025 · world total 290,000 metric tons
- China 24%
- Indonesia 21%
- Peru 11%
- Brazil 9.6%
- DR Congo 9.3%
- Bolivia 5.2%
- Australia 4.1%
- Burma (Myanmar) 4.1%
- All other countries 11%
China accounted for 24% of world mine production of tin in 2025 (71,000 metric tons). Among the main producers, Burma (Myanmar) changed most: −40% on 2024. Net imports covered 77% of U.S. tin consumption in 2025. U.S. imports of tin (tin waste and scrap, gross weight) fell from 18,600 metric tons in 2021 to 8,100 metric tons in 2025 (tin content).
Producer log
15 countries listed separately
| Country | Mine production 2024 | Mine production 2025 | Share of world 2025 | Change on 2024 | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 71,000 | 71,000 | 24% | 0% | 1,200,000 |
| Indonesia | 55,000 | 61,000 | 21% | +11% | 1,400,000 |
| Peru | 32,300 | 33,000 | 11% | +2.2% | 150,000 |
| Brazil | 27,600 | 28,000 | 9.6% | +1.4% | 700,000 |
| DR Congo | 26,000 | 27,000 | 9.3% | +3.8% | 91,000 |
| Bolivia | 21,200 | 15,000 | 5.2% | −29% | 400,000 |
| Australia | 11,300 | 12,000 | 4.1% | +6.2% | 570,000 |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 20,000 | 12,000 | 4.1% | −40% | 700,000 |
| Vietnam | 11,000 | 11,000 | 3.8% | 0% | 23,000 |
| Malaysia | 5,460 | 5,000 | 1.7% | −8.4% | not available |
| Rwanda | 4,100 | 4,600 | 1.6% | +12% | not available |
| Russia | 3,260 | 4,500 | 1.5% | +38% | 460,000 |
| Nigeria | 3,100 | 3,500 | 1.2% | +13% | not available |
| Laos | 1,860 | 1,800 | 0.6% | −3.2% | not available |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Other countries | 1,570 | 1,700 | 0.6% | 310,000 | |
| World total | 294,000 | 290,000 | 100% | −1.4% | more than 6,000,000 |
United States
supply, trade and import sources
77%
Net import reliance in 2025, as a percentage of apparent consumption, refined tin.
202180
202277
202373
202475
202577
Import sources of refined tin, 2021–24
- Peru 31%
- Bolivia 27%
- Indonesia 15%
- Brazil 10%
- Other countries 17%
Estimated end uses in the United States
- Chemicals25%
- Tinplate16%
- Alloys12%
- Solder11%
- Babbitt, brass and bronze, and tinning7%
- Bar tin2%
- Other27%
| Item | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production, secondary: Old scrap | 9,430 | 9,420 | 9,430 | 8,550 | 9,000 |
| Production, secondary: New scrap | 7,600 | 7,900 | 7,900 | 8,000 | 8,000 |
| Imports for consumption: Refined | 38,100 | 33,200 | 28,200 | 25,400 | 32,000 |
| Imports for consumption: Tin alloys, gross weight | 1,110 | 735 | 901 | 731 | 1,200 |
| Imports for consumption: Tin waste and scrap, gross weight | 18,600 | 11,600 | 10,700 | 8,210 | 8,100 |
| Exports: Refined | 1,290 | 1,310 | 918 | 596 | 850 |
| Exports: Tin alloys, gross weight | 630 | 531 | 652 | 1,330 | 800 |
| Exports: Tin waste and scrap, gross weight | 2,800 | 30,300 | 38,000 | 13,400 | 4,500 |
| Shipments from Government stockpile, gross weight | 437 | — | NA | NA | NA |
| Consumption, apparent, refined | 48,000 | 41,200 | 35,000 | 34,600 | 43,000 |
| Stocks, consumer and dealer, yearend | 9,030 | 9,180 | 10,900 | 9,600 | 8,100 |
Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, Tin chapter (PDF page 202). How to read these figures.