Norway
Every USGS world production table for 2025 that names Norway: its share of each world total, its rank and its reserves.
Norway’s share of each world total, 2025
- Titanium mineral concentratesilmenite · 5th of 114.1%
- SiliconFerrosilicon production · 4th of 133%
- Silicon3rd of 122.8%
- Cadmium11th of 161.9%
- Aluminum8th of 121.8%
- Mercury5th of 50.5%
- Natural graphite10th of 180.4%
Norway’s largest world share was in titanium mineral concentrates: 4.1% in 2025. It ranked third of 12 listed producers of silicon. It supplied 26% of U.S. imports of cobalt (metal, oxide, and salts) in 2021–24. Its cadmium output rose 23% from 2024 to 2025.
Production listings
ranks among countries with published figures
| Commodity | Measure | 2025 | Unit | Rank | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminum | Smelter production | 1,300 | thousand metric tons | 8th of 12 | 0% |
| Cadmium | Refinery production | 430 | metric tons | 11th of 16 | +23% |
| Mercury | Mine production | 1 | metric tons, mercury content | 5th of 5 | 0% |
| Natural graphite | Mine production | 6,600 | metric tons | 10th of 18 | +24% |
| Silicon | Ferrosilicon production | 150 | thousand metric tons, silicon content | 4th of 13 | −6.2% |
| Silicon | Silicon metal production | 130 | thousand metric tons, silicon content | 3rd of 12 | −7.1% |
| Titanium mineral concentrates | Mine production (ilmenite) | 390 | thousand metric tons, TiO2 content | 5th of 11 | −9.7% |
Reserves
2 reserve figures published for Norway
| Commodity | Measure | Reserves | Unit | Rank | World share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titanium mineral concentrates | Reserves (ilmenite) | 37,000 | thousand metric tons | 4th of 9 | – |
| Natural graphite | Reserves | 600,000 | metric tons | 15th of 15 | 0.2% |
Supplier to the United States
share of U.S. imports, 2021–24
- CobaltMetal, oxide, and salts26%
- NickelPrimary nickel11%
- Pumice and pumiciteall imports4%
Similar producer profiles
most shared commodities, relative to both lists
Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, world production and reserves tables. How ranks and shares are worked out.