Brazil
Every USGS world production table for 2025 that names Brazil: its share of each world total, its rank and its reserves.
Brazil’s share of each world total, 2025
- Niobium1st of 693%
- Beryllium2nd of 718%
- Iron oreMine production (iron content) · 2nd of 1716%
- Iron ore2nd of 1716%
- Asbestos4th of 416%
- Vermiculite3rd of 1111%
- Tin4th of 149.6%
- Magnesium compounds2nd of 128.6%
- Talc and pyrophyllitecrude and beneficiated · 3rd of 148.3%
- Tantalum4th of 117.6%
- Bauxite and alumina4th of 137.5%
- Bauxite and aluminaAlumina refinery production · 3rd of 197.3%
- Vanadium3rd of 44.7%
- Lithium6th of 94.1%
- Manganese5th of 84%
- Chromium5th of 73.9%
- Silicon2nd of 123.9%
- Gypsum8th of 193.6%
- Natural graphite4th of 183.6%
- SiliconFerrosilicon production · 3rd of 133.4%
- Gold13th of 132.4%
- Salt11th of 232.4%
- Iron and steelPig iron production · 6th of 112.2%
- Feldspar and nepheline syenitebeneficiated, marketable · 11th of 132%
- Phosphate rock8th of 242%
- Lime5th of 221.9%
- Cement7th of 141.8%
- Iron and steel9th of 111.8%
- Magnesium metal3rd of 71.8%
- Nickel7th of 91.8%
- Aluminum9th of 121.6%
- Fluorspar7th of 121%
- Potash12th of 120.6%
- Rare earths9th of 120.5%
Brazil was the world’s largest producer of niobium in 2025, by USGS figures. That included 93% of world niobium. It supplied 100% of U.S. imports of asbestos in 2021–24. USGS lists Brazil separately in 30 commodity tables, the seventh highest count of the 114 countries named.
Production listings
ranks among countries with published figures
| Commodity | Measure | 2025 | Unit | Rank | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminum | Smelter production | 1,200 | thousand metric tons | 9th of 12 | +9.1% |
| Asbestos | Mine production | 150,000 | metric tons | 4th of 4 | −10% |
| Bauxite and alumina | Alumina refinery production | 11,000 | thousand metric dry tons | 3rd of 19 | +3.8% |
| Bauxite and alumina | Bauxite mine production | 33,000 | thousand metric dry tons | 4th of 13 | 0% |
| Beryllium | Mine production | 80 | metric tons, beryllium content | 2nd of 7 | 0% |
| Cement | Cement production | 67,000 | thousand metric tons | 7th of 14 | +3.1% |
| Chromium | Mine production (chromite, gross weight) | 2,000 | thousand metric tons | 5th of 7 | +43% |
| Feldspar and nepheline syenite | Mine production, beneficiated, marketable | 620 | thousand metric tons | 11th of 13 | 0% |
| Fluorspar | Mine production | 100 | thousand metric tons | 7th of 12 | +18% |
| Gold | Mine production | 80 | metric tons, gold content | 13th of 13 | −2.4% |
| Gypsum | Mine production | 5,800 | thousand metric tons | 8th of 19 | 0% |
| Iron and steel | Pig iron production | 28 | million metric tons | 6th of 11 | +3.7% |
| Iron and steel | Raw steel production | 35 | million metric tons | 9th of 11 | +2.9% |
| Iron ore | Mine production (usable ore) | 420,000 | thousand metric tons, usable ore | 2nd of 17 | −1.9% |
| Iron ore | Mine production (iron content) | 260,000 | thousand metric tons, usable ore | 2nd of 17 | −3% |
| Lime | Lime production | 8,200 | thousand metric tons | 5th of 22 | 0% |
| Lithium | Mine production | 12,000 | metric tons, lithium content | 6th of 9 | +18% |
| Magnesium compounds | Magnesite mine production (gross weight) | 1,800 | thousand metric tons, magnesite gross weight | 2nd of 12 | −2.7% |
| Magnesium metal | Primary smelter production | 20 | thousand metric tons | 3rd of 7 | 0% |
| Manganese | Mine production (manganese content) | 800 | thousand metric tons, manganese content | 5th of 8 | +14% |
| Natural graphite | Mine production | 65,000 | metric tons | 4th of 18 | +12% |
| Nickel | Mine production | 70,000 | metric tons, nickel content | 7th of 9 | +3.7% |
| Niobium | Mine production | 104,000 | metric tons, niobium content | 1st of 6 | 0% |
| Phosphate rock | Mine production | 5,000 | thousand metric tons, marketable phosphate rock | 8th of 24 | −5.7% |
| Potash | Mine production (K2O equivalent) | 300 | thousand metric tons, K2O equivalent | 12th of 12 | −9.4% |
| Rare earths | Mine production (REO equivalent) | 2,000 | metric tons, rare-earth-oxide equivalent | 9th of 12 | +257% |
| Salt | Production | 6,600 | thousand metric tons | 11th of 23 | 0% |
| Silicon | Ferrosilicon production | 170 | thousand metric tons, silicon content | 3rd of 13 | +6.2% |
| Silicon | Silicon metal production | 180 | thousand metric tons, silicon content | 2nd of 12 | −5.3% |
| Talc and pyrophyllite | Mine production, crude and beneficiated | 570 | thousand metric tons | 3rd of 14 | −12% |
| Tantalum | Mine production | 190 | metric tons, tantalum content | 4th of 11 | −9.5% |
| Tin | Mine production | 28,000 | metric tons, tin content | 4th of 14 | +1.4% |
| Vanadium | Mine production | 5,300 | metric tons, vanadium content | 3rd of 4 | +2.1% |
| Vermiculite | Mine production | 50 | thousand metric tons | 3rd of 11 | −5.7% |
Reserves
25 reserve figures published for Brazil
| Commodity | Measure | Reserves | Unit | Rank | World share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niobium | Reserves | 14,000,000 | metric tons | 1st of 5 | – |
| Iron ore | Reserves (iron content) | 15,000 | million metric tons | 2nd of 17 | 17% |
| Natural graphite | Reserves | 74,000,000 | metric tons | 2nd of 15 | 24% |
| Rare earths | Reserves | 11,000,000 | metric tons | 2nd of 11 | – |
| Asbestos | Reserves | 11,000,000 | metric tons | 3rd of 4 | 7.3% |
| Iron ore | Reserves (crude ore) | 34,000 | million metric tons | 3rd of 17 | 17% |
| Manganese | Reserves | 300,000 | thousand metric tons | 3rd of 7 | 17% |
| Nickel | Reserves | 16,000,000 | metric tons | 3rd of 9 | – |
| Tantalum | Reserves | 40,000 | metric tons | 3rd of 4 | – |
| Tin | Reserves | 700,000 | metric tons | 3rd of 10 | – |
| Potash | Reserves (recoverable ore) | 10,000 | thousand metric tons | 4th of 4 | – |
| Vermiculite | Reserves | 6,600 | thousand metric tons | 4th of 6 | – |
| Feldspar and nepheline syenite | Reserves | 150,000 | thousand metric tons | 5th of 7 | – |
| Gypsum | Reserves | 450,000 | thousand metric tons | 5th of 9 | – |
| Vanadium | Reserves | 94 | thousand metric tons | 5th of 6 | 0.4% |
| Bauxite and alumina | Bauxite reserves | 1,700,000 | thousand metric dry tons | 6th of 13 | 5.9% |
| Magnesium compounds | Magnesite reserves (gross weight) | 200,000 | thousand metric tons | 6th of 12 | 2.6% |
| Talc and pyrophyllite | Reserves | 48,000 | thousand metric tons | 6th of 7 | – |
| Chromium | Reserves (Cr2O3 content) | 1,000 | thousand metric tons | 7th of 8 | – |
| Lithium | Reserves | 540,000 | metric tons | 7th of 10 | 1.5% |
| Phosphate rock | Reserves | 1,600,000 | thousand metric tons | 7th of 24 | 2.2% |
| Chromium | Reserves (shipping-grade chromite ore) | 3,900 | thousand metric tons | 8th of 8 | – |
| Gold | Reserves | 2,500 | metric tons | 8th of 13 | 3.8% |
| Fluorspar | Reserves | 2,500 | thousand metric tons | 9th of 9 | 0.8% |
| Potash | Reserves (K2O equivalent) | 2,300 | thousand metric tons | 10th of 10 | – |
Supplier to the United States
share of U.S. imports, 2021–24
- Asbestosall imports100%
- Iron oreall imports58%
- ClaysAll clay types combined56%
- Vermiculiteall imports43%
- Dimension stoneAll dimension stone21%
- SiliconFerrosilicon16%
- Iron and steelall imports13%
- TinRefined tin10%
- NickelPrimary nickel7%
- Iron and steel slagall imports6%
Similar producer profiles
most shared commodities, relative to both lists
- China29 commodities in common
- Russia24 commodities in common
- United States20 commodities in common
- India18 commodities in common
Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, world production and reserves tables. How ranks and shares are worked out.