Iran
Every USGS world production table for 2025 that names Iran: its share of each world total, its rank and its reserves.
Iran’s share of each world total, 2025
- Strontium1st of 556%
- Feldspar and nepheline syenite3rd of 1312%
- Gypsum2nd of 1910%
- ClaysBentonite mine production · 5th of 116.5%
- Clays7th of 104.2%
- Iron oreMine production (iron content) · 5th of 173.8%
- Iron ore5th of 173.6%
- Barite5th of 103.4%
- Nitrogen (ammonia)7th of 223%
- Sulfur12th of 172.5%
- Iodine4th of 72.1%
- Cement6th of 141.8%
- Iron and steel10th of 111.7%
- Lead9th of 121.6%
- Perlite6th of 141.5%
- Salt14th of 231.5%
- Molybdenum9th of 151.3%
- Magnesium compounds10th of 121%
- Lime9th of 220.9%
- Fluorspar8th of 120.7%
- Magnesium metal7th of 70.5%
- Iron and steelPig iron production · 11th of 110.3%
- Antimony14th of 15under 0.1%
Iran was the world’s largest producer of strontium in 2025, by USGS figures. That included 56% of world strontium. It ranked second of 19 listed producers of gypsum and third of 13 listed producers of feldspar and nepheline syenite. Its strontium output rose 25% from 2024 to 2025.
Production listings
ranks among countries with published figures
| Commodity | Measure | 2025 | Unit | Rank | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antimony | Mine production | 90 | metric tons, antimony content | 14th of 15 | 0% |
| Barite | Mine production | 300 | thousand metric tons | 5th of 10 | 0% |
| Cement | Cement production | 68,000 | thousand metric tons | 6th of 14 | −4.2% |
| Clays | Bentonite mine production | 1,300 | thousand metric tons | 5th of 11 | 0% |
| Clays | Kaolin mine production | 2,100 | thousand metric tons | 7th of 10 | 0% |
| Feldspar and nepheline syenite | Mine production | 3,900 | thousand metric tons | 3rd of 13 | 0% |
| Fluorspar | Mine production | 70 | thousand metric tons | 8th of 12 | +32% |
| Gypsum | Mine production | 16,000 | thousand metric tons | 2nd of 19 | 0% |
| Iodine | Mine production | 700 | metric tons, elemental iodine | 4th of 7 | 0% |
| Iron and steel | Pig iron production | 4 | million metric tons | 11th of 11 | 0% |
| Iron and steel | Raw steel production | 32 | million metric tons | 10th of 11 | +3.2% |
| Iron ore | Mine production (usable ore) | 93,000 | thousand metric tons, usable ore | 5th of 17 | +3.3% |
| Iron ore | Mine production (iron content) | 61,000 | thousand metric tons, usable ore | 5th of 17 | +3.4% |
| Lead | Mine production | 70 | thousand metric tons, lead content | 9th of 12 | 0% |
| Lime | Lime production | 4,000 | thousand metric tons | 9th of 22 | 0% |
| Magnesium compounds | Magnesite mine production (gross weight) | 200 | thousand metric tons, magnesite gross weight | 10th of 12 | 0% |
| Magnesium metal | Primary smelter production | 5 | thousand metric tons | 7th of 7 | 0% |
| Molybdenum | Mine production | 3,300 | metric tons, molybdenum content | 9th of 15 | +14% |
| Nitrogen (ammonia) | Ammonia plant production (nitrogen content) | 4,800 | thousand metric tons, nitrogen content | 7th of 22 | 0% |
| Perlite | Mine production | 70 | thousand metric tons | 6th of 14 | 0% |
| Salt | Production | 4,200 | thousand metric tons | 14th of 23 | 0% |
| Strontium | Mine production | 250,000 | metric tons, strontium content | 1st of 5 | +25% |
| Sulfur | Production, all forms | 2,100 | thousand metric tons, sulfur content | 12th of 17 | +5% |
Reserves
12 reserve figures published for Iran
| Commodity | Measure | Reserves | Unit | Rank | World share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barite | Reserves | 100,000 | thousand metric tons | 2nd of 6 | – |
| Strontium | Reserves | 2,000,000 | metric tons | 2nd of 2 | – |
| Gypsum | Reserves | 750,000 | thousand metric tons | 3rd of 9 | – |
| Perlite | Reserves | 15,000 | thousand metric tons | 5th of 5 | – |
| Feldspar and nepheline syenite | Reserves | 130,000 | thousand metric tons | 6th of 7 | – |
| Fluorspar | Reserves | 7,600 | thousand metric tons | 7th of 9 | 2.3% |
| Iodine | Reserves | 40,000 | metric tons | 7th of 7 | – |
| Lead | Reserves | 2,000 | thousand metric tons | 7th of 11 | 2.1% |
| Iron ore | Reserves (crude ore) | 4,200 | million metric tons | 9th of 17 | 2.1% |
| Iron ore | Reserves (iron content) | 1,500 | million metric tons | 10th of 17 | 1.7% |
| Molybdenum | Reserves | 43 | thousand metric tons | 11th of 15 | 0.2% |
| Magnesium compounds | Magnesite reserves (gross weight) | 10,000 | thousand metric tons | 12th of 12 | 0.1% |
Similar producer profiles
most shared commodities, relative to both lists
- China19 commodities in common
- Russia17 commodities in common
- United States17 commodities in common
- Turkey14 commodities in common
Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, world production and reserves tables. How ranks and shares are worked out.