Madagascar
Every USGS world production table for 2025 that names Madagascar: its share of each world total, its rank and its reserves.
Madagascar’s share of each world total, 2025
- Natural mica2nd of 1020%
- Natural graphite2nd of 184.4%
- Titanium mineral concentratesilmenite · 8th of 113.2%
- Zirconium and hafnium8th of 92.1%
- Cobalt4th of 121.2%
- Rare earths7th of 120.7%
- Beryllium6th of 70.2%
Madagascar’s largest world share was in natural mica: 20% in 2025. It ranked second of 10 listed producers of natural mica and second of 18 listed producers of natural graphite. It supplied 16% of U.S. imports of titanium mineral concentrates in 2021–24. Its cobalt output rose 26% from 2024 to 2025.
Production listings
ranks among countries with published figures
| Commodity | Measure | 2025 | Unit | Rank | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beryllium | Mine production | 1 | metric tons, beryllium content | 6th of 7 | 0% |
| Cobalt | Mine production | 3,900 | metric tons, cobalt content | 4th of 12 | +26% |
| Natural graphite | Mine production | 80,000 | metric tons | 2nd of 18 | −5.9% |
| Natural mica | Scrap and flake mica mine production | 70,000 | metric tons | 2nd of 10 | −22% |
| Rare earths | Mine production (REO equivalent) | 2,700 | metric tons, rare-earth-oxide equivalent | 7th of 12 | +93% |
| Titanium mineral concentrates | Mine production (ilmenite) | 300 | thousand metric tons, TiO2 content | 8th of 11 | 0% |
| Zirconium and hafnium | Zirconium mineral concentrates, mine production (gross weight) | 26 | thousand metric tons | 8th of 9 | −16% |
Reserves
4 reserve figures published for Madagascar
| Commodity | Measure | Reserves | Unit | Rank | World share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural graphite | Reserves | 27,000,000 | metric tons | 3rd of 15 | 8.7% |
| Titanium mineral concentrates | Reserves (ilmenite) | 30,000 | thousand metric tons | 5th of 9 | – |
| Zirconium and hafnium | Zirconium reserves (ZrO2 content) | 2,100 | thousand metric tons | 5th of 9 | – |
| Cobalt | Reserves | 100,000 | metric tons | 9th of 12 | 0.8% |
Supplier to the United States
share of U.S. imports, 2021–24
- Titanium mineral concentratesall imports16%
Similar producer profiles
most shared commodities, relative to both lists
- China7 commodities in common
- United States6 commodities in common
- Mozambique4 commodities in common
- Australia4 commodities in common
Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, world production and reserves tables. How ranks and shares are worked out.