Malaysia

Every USGS world production table for 2025 that names Malaysia: its share of each world total, its rank and its reserves.

Asia

Malaysia’s share of each world total, 2025

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• SiliconFerrosilicon production · 5th of 132.4%
• Tin10th of 141.7%
• Aluminum10th of 121.5%
• Industrial sand and gravel12th of 201.4%
• Nitrogen (ammonia)19th of 220.9%
• Lime16th of 220.3%
• Rare earths12th of 12under 0.1%

Malaysia’s largest world share was in silicon (ferrosilicon production): 2.4% in 2025. It supplied 99% of U.S. imports of arsenic (arsenic acid) in 2021–24. Its best position was 12th of 20 listed producers of industrial sand and gravel. USGS lists Malaysia separately in 7 of its 75 world production tables.

Production listings

ranks among countries with published figures

Malaysia in the USGS world tables, 2025 (estimates). Units differ by commodity and are never compared across rows.

Commodity	Measure	2025	Unit	Rank	Change on 2024
Aluminum	Smelter production	1,100	thousand metric tons	10th of 12	+4.8%
Industrial sand and gravel	Mine production	6,000	thousand metric tons	12th of 20	0%
Lime	Lime production	1,400	thousand metric tons	16th of 22	0%
Nitrogen (ammonia)	Ammonia plant production (nitrogen content)	1,500	thousand metric tons, nitrogen content	19th of 22	0%
Rare earths	Mine production (REO equivalent)	110	metric tons, rare-earth-oxide equivalent	12th of 12	−21%
Silicon	Ferrosilicon production	120	thousand metric tons, silicon content	5th of 13	0%
Tin	Mine production	5,000	metric tons, tin content	10th of 14	−8.4%

Reserves

1 reserve figure published for Malaysia

Commodity	Measure	Reserves	Unit	Rank	World share
Rare earths	Reserves	710,000	metric tons	11th of 11	–

Supplier to the United States

share of U.S. imports, 2021–24

• ArsenicArsenic acid99%
• Rare earthsRare-earth compounds and metals13%
• SiliconFerrosilicon11%
• CopperCopper content of blister and anodes3%

Similar producer profiles

most shared commodities, relative to both lists

• Australia7 commodities in common
• Russia7 commodities in common
• China7 commodities in common
• India6 commodities in common

Compare Malaysia with other countries

Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, world production and reserves tables. How ranks and shares are worked out.