Tungsten
World mine production and reserves, 2024–2025
Share of world mine production, 2025 · world total 85,000 metric tons
- China 79%
- Vietnam 3.5%
- Kazakhstan 2.8%
- North Korea 2.3%
- Russia 2.3%
- Bolivia 2%
- Rwanda 1.5%
- Australia 1.2%
- All other countries 5.6%
China accounted for 79% of world mine production of tungsten in 2025 (67,000 metric tons). Only 6 of the 72 commodities with a world total had a larger single-country share. World output rose 3.7% from 2024 to 2025. The three largest producers, China, Vietnam, and Kazakhstan, together supplied 85%.
Producer log
12 countries listed separately
| Country | Mine production 2024 | Mine production 2025 | Share of world 2025 | Change on 2024 | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 67,000 | 67,000 | 79% | 0% | 2,500,000 |
| Vietnam | 3,400 | 3,000 | 3.5% | −12% | 170,000 |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 2,400 | 2.8% | not available | |
| North Korea | 1,900 | 2,000 | 2.3% | +5.3% | 29,000 |
| Russia | 1,500 | 2,000 | 2.3% | +33% | 400,000 |
| Bolivia | 1,700 | 1,700 | 2% | 0% | not available |
| Rwanda | 1,300 | 1,300 | 1.5% | 0% | not available |
| Australia | 920 | 1,000 | 1.2% | +8.7% | 570,000 |
| Austria | 840 | 840 | 1% | 0% | 10,000 |
| Spain | 700 | 800 | 0.9% | +14% | 66,000 |
| Portugal | 650 | 700 | 0.8% | +7.7% | 3,400 |
| United States | 0 | 0 | not available | ||
| Other countries | 1,700 | 2,400 | 2.8% | 950,000 | |
| World total | 82,000 | 85,000 | 100% | +3.7% | more than 4,700,000 |
United States
supply, trade and import sources
more than 50%
Net import reliance in 2025, as a percentage of apparent consumption.
2021>50
2022>50
2023>50
2024>50
2025>50
Import sources of ores, concentrates, and other forms, 2021–24
- China 26%
- Germany 14%
- Bolivia 8%
- Vietnam 8%
- Other countries 44%
Uses named for it in the 2025 critical minerals list: metallurgy.
| Item | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production: Mine | — | — | — | — | — |
| Production: Secondary | W | W | W | W | W |
| Imports for consumption: Ores and concentrates | 1,600 | 2,130 | 1,640 | 1,550 | 1,700 |
| Imports for consumption: Other forms | 10,500 | 12,200 | 10,000 | 8,730 | 10,000 |
| Exports: Ores and concentrates | 441 | 614 | 1,510 | 1,410 | 1,400 |
| Exports: Other forms | 2,970 | 3,680 | 3,180 | 3,480 | 3,300 |
| Shipments from Government stockpile: Concentrate | 1,030 | 689 | NA | NA | NA |
| Shipments from Government stockpile: Other forms | 93 | — | NA | NA | NA |
| Consumption: Reported, concentrate | W | W | W | W | W |
| Consumption: Apparent, all forms | W | W | W | W | W |
| Stocks, industry, concentrate and other forms, yearend | W | W | W | W | W |
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Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, Tungsten chapter (PDF page 208). How to read these figures.