Germany
Every USGS world production table for 2025 that names Germany: its share of each world total, its rank and its reserves.
Germany’s share of each world total, 2025
- Potash5th of 126.1%
- Salt4th of 235.5%
- Peat9th of 124.9%
- Gypsum10th of 192.9%
- CopperRefinery production · 8th of 172.1%
- Industrial sand and gravel8th of 202.1%
- Diatomite10th of 142%
- Iron and steel7th of 112%
- Iron and steelPig iron production · 7th of 111.9%
- Nitrogen (ammonia)13th of 221.2%
- Selenium12th of 161.2%
- Lime8th of 221.1%
- Cadmium15th of 160.9%
- Bauxite and aluminaAlumina refinery production · 17th of 190.3%
- Fluorspar11th of 120.3%
- Silicon9th of 120.3%
- Natural graphite18th of 18under 0.1%
- Boroncompounds · no world rank–
- Iron oxide pigments2nd of 7–
Germany’s largest world share was in potash: 6.1% in 2025. It supplied 33% of U.S. imports of cadmium in 2021–24. It ranked second of 7 listed producers of iron oxide pigments. Its potash output rose 20% from 2024 to 2025.
Production listings
ranks among countries with published figures
| Commodity | Measure | 2025 | Unit | Rank | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauxite and alumina | Alumina refinery production | 460 | thousand metric dry tons | 17th of 19 | +2.2% |
| Boron | Production, all forms, compounds | 40 | thousand metric tons | – | −11% |
| Cadmium | Refinery production | 220 | metric tons | 15th of 16 | +69% |
| Copper | Refinery production | 610 | thousand metric tons, copper content | 8th of 17 | +2.2% |
| Diatomite | Mine production | 50 | thousand metric tons | 10th of 14 | 0% |
| Fluorspar | Mine production | 35 | thousand metric tons | 11th of 12 | 0% |
| Gypsum | Mine production | 4,700 | thousand metric tons | 10th of 19 | 0% |
| Industrial sand and gravel | Mine production | 9,200 | thousand metric tons | 8th of 20 | +0.3% |
| Iron and steel | Pig iron production | 25 | million metric tons | 7th of 11 | +4.2% |
| Iron and steel | Raw steel production | 38 | million metric tons | 7th of 11 | +2.7% |
| Iron oxide pigments | Mine production | 280,000 | metric tons | 2nd of 7 | +1.4% |
| Lime | Lime production | 4,800 | thousand metric tons | 8th of 22 | 0% |
| Natural graphite | Mine production | 140 | metric tons | 18th of 18 | 0% |
| Nitrogen (ammonia) | Ammonia plant production (nitrogen content) | 2,000 | thousand metric tons, nitrogen content | 13th of 22 | −9.9% |
| Peat | Mine production | 830 | thousand metric tons | 9th of 12 | −16% |
| Potash | Mine production (K2O equivalent) | 3,000 | thousand metric tons, K2O equivalent | 5th of 12 | +20% |
| Salt | Production | 15,000 | thousand metric tons | 4th of 23 | 0% |
| Selenium | Refinery production | 47 | metric tons, selenium content | 12th of 16 | −4.1% |
| Silicon | Silicon metal production | 13 | thousand metric tons, silicon content | 9th of 12 | −55% |
Reserves
1 reserve figure published for Germany
| Commodity | Measure | Reserves | Unit | Rank | World share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potash | Reserves (K2O equivalent) | 150,000 | thousand metric tons | 7th of 10 | – |
Supplier to the United States
share of U.S. imports, 2021–24
Similar producer profiles
most shared commodities, relative to both lists
- Russia16 commodities in common
- United States16 commodities in common
- China16 commodities in common
- Canada13 commodities in common
Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, world production and reserves tables. How ranks and shares are worked out.