Kazakhstan
Every USGS world production table for 2025 that names Kazakhstan: its share of each world total, its rank and its reserves.
Kazakhstan’s share of each world total, 2025
- Asbestos2nd of 426%
- Chromium3rd of 714%
- Barite4th of 108%
- Sulfur7th of 175.7%
- Cadmium5th of 164.7%
- Titanium metal and titanium dioxide4th of 64.3%
- Gold8th of 133.9%
- Copper9th of 143.1%
- Tungsten3rd of 112.8%
- Zinc9th of 102.8%
- SiliconFerrosilicon production · 5th of 132.4%
- Silver12th of 142.4%
- CopperRefinery production · 11th of 171.7%
- Molybdenum7th of 151.7%
- Iron ore11th of 171.3%
- Selenium10th of 161.3%
- Magnesium metal6th of 71.2%
- Rhenium7th of 81.2%
- Bauxite and alumina10th of 131.1%
- Bismuth5th of 71.1%
- Bauxite and aluminaAlumina refinery production · 9th of 191%
- Phosphate rock17th of 240.8%
- Antimony8th of 150.7%
- Iron oreMine production (iron content) · 14th of 170.7%
- Silicon11th of 120.2%
Kazakhstan’s largest world share was in asbestos: 26% in 2025. USGS lists Kazakhstan separately in 21 commodity tables, the tenth highest count of the 114 countries named. It ranked second of 4 listed producers of asbestos, third of 7 listed producers of chromium, and third of 11 listed producers of tungsten. Its selenium output rose 2400% from 2024 to 2025.
Production listings
ranks among countries with published figures
| Commodity | Measure | 2025 | Unit | Rank | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antimony | Mine production | 800 | metric tons, antimony content | 8th of 15 | 0% |
| Asbestos | Mine production | 250,000 | metric tons | 2nd of 4 | +11% |
| Barite | Mine production | 700 | thousand metric tons | 4th of 10 | +7.7% |
| Bauxite and alumina | Alumina refinery production | 1,500 | thousand metric dry tons | 9th of 19 | +7.1% |
| Bauxite and alumina | Bauxite mine production | 4,800 | thousand metric dry tons | 10th of 13 | +0.4% |
| Bismuth | Refinery production | 180 | metric tons | 5th of 7 | 0% |
| Cadmium | Refinery production | 1,100 | metric tons | 5th of 16 | 0% |
| Chromium | Mine production (chromite, gross weight) | 7,000 | thousand metric tons | 3rd of 7 | +15% |
| Copper | Mine production | 710 | thousand metric tons, copper content | 9th of 14 | −1.9% |
| Copper | Refinery production | 500 | thousand metric tons, copper content | 11th of 17 | +0.4% |
| Gold | Mine production | 130 | metric tons, gold content | 8th of 13 | 0% |
| Iron ore | Mine production (usable ore) | 35,000 | thousand metric tons, usable ore | 11th of 17 | −5.4% |
| Iron ore | Mine production (iron content) | 11,000 | thousand metric tons, usable ore | 14th of 17 | −0.9% |
| Magnesium metal | Primary smelter production | 13 | thousand metric tons | 6th of 7 | −13% |
| Molybdenum | Mine production | 4,300 | metric tons, molybdenum content | 7th of 15 | +5.4% |
| Phosphate rock | Mine production | 1,900 | thousand metric tons, marketable phosphate rock | 17th of 24 | +12% |
| Rhenium | Mine production | 1,000 | kilograms, rhenium content | 7th of 8 | −33% |
| Selenium | Refinery production | 50 | metric tons, selenium content | 10th of 16 | +2400% |
| Silicon | Ferrosilicon production | 120 | thousand metric tons, silicon content | 5th of 13 | 0% |
| Silicon | Silicon metal production | 7 | thousand metric tons, silicon content | 11th of 12 | 0% |
| Silver | Mine production | 630 | metric tons, silver content | 12th of 14 | −26% |
| Sulfur | Production, all forms | 4,800 | thousand metric tons, sulfur content | 7th of 17 | +1.3% |
| Titanium metal and titanium dioxide | Titanium sponge production | 16,000 | metric tons | 4th of 6 | −16% |
| Tungsten | Mine production | 2,400 | metric tons, tungsten content | 3rd of 11 | – |
| Zinc | Mine production | 360 | thousand metric tons, zinc content | 9th of 10 | −5.3% |
Reserves
13 reserve figures published for Kazakhstan
| Commodity | Measure | Reserves | Unit | Rank | World share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asbestos | Reserves | 20,000,000 | metric tons | 2nd of 4 | 13% |
| Chromium | Reserves (shipping-grade chromite ore) | 230,000 | thousand metric tons | 2nd of 8 | – |
| Chromium | Reserves (Cr2O3 content) | 100,000 | thousand metric tons | 2nd of 8 | – |
| Barite | Reserves | 85,000 | thousand metric tons | 3rd of 6 | – |
| Rhenium | Reserves | 190,000 | kilograms | 5th of 6 | – |
| Zinc | Reserves | 7,400 | thousand metric tons | 8th of 9 | 3.1% |
| Gold | Reserves | 2,300 | metric tons | 9th of 13 | 3.5% |
| Iron ore | Reserves (crude ore) | 3,800 | million metric tons | 10th of 17 | 1.9% |
| Iron ore | Reserves (iron content) | 1,500 | million metric tons | 10th of 17 | 1.7% |
| Bauxite and alumina | Bauxite reserves | 160,000 | thousand metric dry tons | 11th of 13 | 0.6% |
| Copper | Reserves | 20,000 | thousand metric tons | 12th of 14 | 2% |
| Phosphate rock | Reserves | 260,000 | thousand metric tons | 14th of 24 | 0.4% |
| Molybdenum | Reserves | 7 | thousand metric tons | 15th of 15 | under 0.1% |
Supplier to the United States
share of U.S. imports, 2021–24
- Berylliumall imports31%
- RheniumAmmonium perrhenate24%
- Titanium metal and titanium dioxideSponge metal8%
- SulfurElemental6%
Similar producer profiles
most shared commodities, relative to both lists
- China20 commodities in common
- Russia18 commodities in common
- United States15 commodities in common
- Australia13 commodities in common
Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, world production and reserves tables. How ranks and shares are worked out.