Canada
Every USGS world production table for 2025 that names Canada: its share of each world total, its rank and its reserves.
Canada’s share of each world total, 2025
- Potash1st of 1231%
- Gemstones2nd of 1219%
- Peat2nd of 1212%
- Platinum-group metalsPalladium mine production · 3rd of 58.2%
- Gold4th of 136.1%
- Sulfur6th of 176%
- Cadmium3rd of 165.6%
- Niobium2nd of 65.4%
- Salt5th of 234.8%
- Aluminum4th of 124.4%
- Natural mica6th of 104%
- Titanium mineral concentratesilmenite · 7th of 113.8%
- Indium4th of 83.6%
- Nickel4th of 93.6%
- Wollastonite4th of 43.5%
- Selenium5th of 163.4%
- Helium and rare gases5th of 73.2%
- Platinum-group metals4th of 52.9%
- Tellurium5th of 82.7%
- Iron ore7th of 172.6%
- Iron oreMine production (iron content) · 8th of 172.6%
- Nitrogen (ammonia)9th of 222.4%
- Copper12th of 142.2%
- Gypsum16th of 192.2%
- Talc and pyrophylliteunspecified minerals · 13th of 142.2%
- Lithium8th of 91.9%
- Silver13th of 141.5%
- Cobalt7th of 121.1%
- CopperRefinery production · 16th of 171.1%
- Magnesium compounds9th of 121.1%
- Bauxite and aluminaAlumina refinery production · 9th of 191%
- Industrial sand and gravel17th of 200.9%
- Molybdenum10th of 150.8%
- Silicon7th of 120.7%
- SiliconFerrosilicon production · 12th of 130.5%
- Lime15th of 220.4%
- Natural graphite8th of 180.4%
Canada was the world’s largest producer of potash in 2025, by USGS figures. That included 31% of world potash. It supplied 99% of U.S. imports of gold (ores and concentrates) in 2021–24. USGS lists Canada separately in 33 commodity tables, the fifth 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 | 3,300 | thousand metric tons | 4th of 12 | −0.6% |
| Bauxite and alumina | Alumina refinery production | 1,500 | thousand metric dry tons | 9th of 19 | +2.7% |
| Cadmium | Refinery production | 1,300 | metric tons | 3rd of 16 | 0% |
| Cobalt | Mine production | 3,500 | metric tons, cobalt content | 7th of 12 | +4.5% |
| Copper | Mine production | 500 | thousand metric tons, copper content | 12th of 14 | −2.9% |
| Copper | Refinery production | 320 | thousand metric tons, copper content | 16th of 17 | −1.2% |
| Gemstones | Gem-quality natural diamond mine production | 13,000 | thousand carats | 2nd of 12 | −2.3% |
| Gold | Mine production | 200 | metric tons, gold content | 4th of 13 | 0% |
| Gypsum | Mine production | 3,600 | thousand metric tons | 16th of 19 | 0% |
| Helium and rare gases | Helium production | 6 | million cubic meters | 5th of 7 | 0% |
| Indium | Refinery production | 40 | metric tons | 4th of 8 | 0% |
| Industrial sand and gravel | Mine production | 3,800 | thousand metric tons | 17th of 20 | 0% |
| Iron ore | Mine production (usable ore) | 69,000 | thousand metric tons, usable ore | 7th of 17 | −1.4% |
| Iron ore | Mine production (iron content) | 41,000 | thousand metric tons, usable ore | 8th of 17 | −2.4% |
| Lime | Lime production | 1,600 | thousand metric tons | 15th of 22 | +3.2% |
| Lithium | Mine production | 5,600 | metric tons, lithium content | 8th of 9 | +16% |
| Magnesium compounds | Magnesite mine production (gross weight) | 230 | thousand metric tons, magnesite gross weight | 9th of 12 | 0% |
| Molybdenum | Mine production | 2,200 | metric tons, molybdenum content | 10th of 15 | +43% |
| Natural graphite | Mine production | 8,000 | metric tons | 8th of 18 | −32% |
| Natural mica | Scrap and flake mica mine production | 14,000 | metric tons | 6th of 10 | 0% |
| Nickel | Mine production | 140,000 | metric tons, nickel content | 4th of 9 | +12% |
| Niobium | Mine production | 6,000 | metric tons, niobium content | 2nd of 6 | −13% |
| Nitrogen (ammonia) | Ammonia plant production (nitrogen content) | 3,800 | thousand metric tons, nitrogen content | 9th of 22 | 0% |
| Peat | Mine production | 2,000 | thousand metric tons | 2nd of 12 | +14% |
| Platinum-group metals | Palladium mine production | 16,000 | kilograms, PGM content | 3rd of 5 | −5.9% |
| Platinum-group metals | Platinum mine production | 5,000 | kilograms, PGM content | 4th of 5 | −12% |
| Potash | Mine production (K2O equivalent) | 15,000 | thousand metric tons, K2O equivalent | 1st of 12 | +4.2% |
| Salt | Production | 13,000 | thousand metric tons | 5th of 23 | +23% |
| Selenium | Refinery production | 130 | metric tons, selenium content | 5th of 16 | 0% |
| Silicon | Ferrosilicon production | 23 | thousand metric tons, silicon content | 12th of 13 | 0% |
| Silicon | Silicon metal production | 34 | thousand metric tons, silicon content | 7th of 12 | 0% |
| Silver | Mine production | 400 | metric tons, silver content | 13th of 14 | +9.3% |
| Sulfur | Production, all forms | 5,000 | thousand metric tons, sulfur content | 6th of 17 | −1.2% |
| Talc and pyrophyllite | Mine production, unspecified minerals | 150 | thousand metric tons | 13th of 14 | 0% |
| Tellurium | Refinery production | 28 | metric tons, tellurium content | 5th of 8 | +3.7% |
| Titanium mineral concentrates | Mine production (ilmenite) | 360 | thousand metric tons, TiO2 content | 7th of 11 | 0% |
| Wollastonite | Mine production | 30,000 | metric tons | 4th of 4 | +50% |
Reserves
20 reserve figures published for Canada
| Commodity | Measure | Reserves | Unit | Rank | World share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potash | Reserves (recoverable ore) | 4,500,000 | thousand metric tons | 1st of 4 | – |
| Potash | Reserves (K2O equivalent) | 1,100,000 | thousand metric tons | 2nd of 10 | – |
| Niobium | Reserves | 640,000 | metric tons | 3rd of 5 | – |
| Titanium mineral concentrates | Reserves (ilmenite) | 50,000 | thousand metric tons | 3rd of 9 | – |
| Peat | Reserves | 720,000 | thousand metric tons | 4th of 8 | 5.5% |
| Gemstones | Gem-quality diamond reserves | 110,000 | thousand carats | 5th of 7 | – |
| Gold | Reserves | 3,200 | metric tons | 5th of 13 | 4.8% |
| Gypsum | Reserves | 450,000 | thousand metric tons | 5th of 9 | – |
| Platinum-group metals | PGM reserves | 310,000 | kilograms | 5th of 5 | – |
| Lithium | Reserves | 1,600,000 | metric tons | 6th of 10 | 4.3% |
| Cobalt | Reserves | 220,000 | metric tons | 7th of 12 | 1.8% |
| Iron ore | Reserves (crude ore) | 6,000 | million metric tons | 7th of 17 | 2.9% |
| Antimony | Reserves | 78,000 | metric tons | 8th of 13 | – |
| Iron ore | Reserves (iron content) | 2,300 | million metric tons | 8th of 17 | 2.6% |
| Nickel | Reserves | 2,200,000 | metric tons | 8th of 9 | – |
| Molybdenum | Reserves | 64 | thousand metric tons | 10th of 15 | 0.4% |
| Natural graphite | Reserves | 5,900,000 | metric tons | 10th of 15 | 1.9% |
| Rare earths | Reserves | 830,000 | metric tons | 10th of 11 | – |
| Silver | Reserves | 4,900 | metric tons | 12th of 12 | 0.8% |
| Copper | Reserves | 7,000 | thousand metric tons | 13th of 14 | 0.7% |
Supplier to the United States
share of U.S. imports, 2021–24
- GoldOres and concentrates99%
- Peatall imports95%
- Construction sand and gravelall imports90%
- Industrial sand and gravelall imports84%
- Potashall imports79%
- Limeall imports76%
- Iron and steel scrapall imports71%
- Mercuryall imports69%
- Telluriumall imports64%
- Aluminumall imports56%
- Diatomiteall imports55%
- SulfurElemental53%
- VanadiumFerrovanadium50%
- Nitrogen (ammonia)all imports49%
- Helium and rare gasesHelium47%
- NickelPrimary nickel44%
- Crushed stoneall imports42%
- Natural micaScrap and flake35%
- LeadRefined metal31%
- GalliumMetal28%
- Gypsumall imports28%
- RheniumAmmonium perrhenate25%
- Talc and pyrophylliteall imports24%
- Iron and steelall imports23%
- Iron oreall imports21%
- Magnesium compoundsCaustic-calcined magnesia21%
- Saltall imports21%
- Cementall imports20%
- ZincOres and concentrates19%
- Silverall imports18%
- Titanium mineral concentratesall imports16%
- CobaltMetal, oxide, and salts14%
- Natural graphiteall imports13%
- SiliconFerrosilicon13%
- Indiumall imports11%
- Platinum-group metalsPalladium6%
- ClaysAll clay types combined3%
- Soda ashall imports3%
Similar producer profiles
most shared commodities, relative to both lists
- China30 commodities in common
- United States29 commodities in common
- Russia28 commodities in common
- Australia20 commodities in common
Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, world production and reserves tables. How ranks and shares are worked out.