Russia
Every USGS world production table for 2025 that names Russia: its share of each world total, its rank and its reserves.
Russia’s share of each world total, 2025
- Platinum-group metalsPalladium mine production · 1st of 543%
- Industrial diamond1st of 642%
- Asbestos1st of 432%
- Gemstones1st of 1230%
- Antimony2nd of 1529%
- Potash2nd of 1220%
- Vanadium2nd of 418%
- Platinum-group metals2nd of 512%
- Peat4th of 1211%
- Clays4th of 1010%
- Natural zeolites5th of 1310%
- Helium and rare gases3rd of 79.5%
- Gold2nd of 139.4%
- Nitrogen (ammonia)2nd of 229.4%
- Sulfur3rd of 178.9%
- Vermiculite4th of 118.6%
- SiliconFerrosilicon production · 2nd of 138.4%
- Selenium3rd of 168.3%
- Magnesium compounds3rd of 128.1%
- Titanium metal and titanium dioxide3rd of 66.8%
- Tellurium2nd of 86.5%
- Lead5th of 125.8%
- Copper5th of 145.6%
- Phosphate rock4th of 245.6%
- Magnesium metal2nd of 75.5%
- Aluminum3rd of 125.3%
- Nickel3rd of 95.1%
- Silver7th of 144.6%
- Cadmium6th of 164.3%
- Iron and steelPig iron production · 4th of 113.6%
- Iron and steel5th of 113.4%
- CopperRefinery production · 5th of 173.3%
- Iron ore6th of 173.3%
- Zinc8th of 103.3%
- Iron oreMine production (iron content) · 6th of 173.1%
- Limeindustrial and construction · 4th of 222.8%
- Gypsum11th of 192.7%
- Barite9th of 102.6%
- Salt9th of 232.6%
- Cobalt3rd of 122.4%
- Tungsten4th of 112.3%
- Feldspar and nepheline syenite9th of 132.1%
- Diatomite10th of 142%
- Bauxite and aluminaAlumina refinery production · 5th of 191.9%
- Industrial sand and gravel10th of 201.7%
- Cement10th of 141.6%
- Tin12th of 141.5%
- Natural graphite6th of 181.4%
- Bauxite and alumina8th of 131.3%
- Tantalum8th of 111.2%
- Arsenic5th of 50.8%
- Silicon6th of 120.8%
- Gallium2nd of 30.7%
- Rare earths8th of 120.7%
- Indium7th of 80.5%
- Molybdenum12th of 150.5%
- Niobium4th of 60.3%
- ClaysBentonite mine production · 11th of 110.2%
- Iodine7th of 7under 0.1%
- Borondatolite ore · no world rank–
Russia was the world’s largest producer of industrial diamond, asbestos, and gemstones in 2025, by USGS figures. Its largest world share was in platinum-group metals (palladium mine production): 43% in 2025. USGS lists Russia separately in 53 commodity tables, the third highest count of the 114 countries named. That count is the highest among the 29 countries in Europe that USGS names.
Production listings
ranks among countries with published figures
| Commodity | Measure | 2025 | Unit | Rank | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminum | Smelter production | 3,900 | thousand metric tons | 3rd of 12 | +0.5% |
| Antimony | Mine production | 32,000 | metric tons, antimony content | 2nd of 15 | −20% |
| Arsenic | Production (arsenic trioxide, gross weight) | 500 | metric tons, gross weight | 5th of 5 | 0% |
| Asbestos | Mine production | 310,000 | metric tons | 1st of 4 | +1% |
| Barite | Mine production | 230 | thousand metric tons | 9th of 10 | +15% |
| Bauxite and alumina | Alumina refinery production | 2,900 | thousand metric dry tons | 5th of 19 | +2.1% |
| Bauxite and alumina | Bauxite mine production | 5,700 | thousand metric dry tons | 8th of 13 | +4.2% |
| Boron | Production, all forms, datolite ore | 80 | thousand metric tons | – | −11% |
| Cadmium | Refinery production | 1,000 | metric tons | 6th of 16 | 0% |
| Cement | Cement production | 59,000 | thousand metric tons | 10th of 14 | −12% |
| Clays | Bentonite mine production | 40 | thousand metric tons | 11th of 11 | +14% |
| Clays | Kaolin mine production | 5,000 | thousand metric tons | 4th of 10 | 0% |
| Cobalt | Mine production | 7,700 | metric tons, cobalt content | 3rd of 12 | −3.8% |
| Copper | Mine production | 1,300 | thousand metric tons, copper content | 5th of 14 | +28% |
| Copper | Refinery production | 950 | thousand metric tons, copper content | 5th of 17 | +6% |
| Diatomite | Mine production | 50 | thousand metric tons | 10th of 14 | 0% |
| Feldspar and nepheline syenite | Mine production | 650 | thousand metric tons | 9th of 13 | 0% |
| Gallium | Primary low-purity production | 6,000 | kilograms, gallium content | 2nd of 3 | 0% |
| Gemstones | Gem-quality natural diamond mine production | 21,000 | thousand carats | 1st of 12 | +0.5% |
| Gold | Mine production | 310 | metric tons, gold content | 2nd of 13 | 0% |
| Gypsum | Mine production | 4,300 | thousand metric tons | 11th of 19 | 0% |
| Helium and rare gases | Helium production | 18 | million cubic meters | 3rd of 7 | +5.9% |
| Indium | Refinery production | 5 | metric tons | 7th of 8 | 0% |
| Industrial diamond | Natural industrial diamond mine production | 16 | million carats | 1st of 6 | 0% |
| Industrial sand and gravel | Mine production | 7,300 | thousand metric tons | 10th of 20 | 0% |
| Iodine | Mine production | 8 | metric tons, elemental iodine | 7th of 7 | +60% |
| Iron and steel | Pig iron production | 47 | million metric tons | 4th of 11 | −7.8% |
| Iron and steel | Raw steel production | 65 | million metric tons | 5th of 11 | −8.5% |
| Iron ore | Mine production (usable ore) | 86,000 | thousand metric tons, usable ore | 6th of 17 | −5.5% |
| Iron ore | Mine production (iron content) | 50,000 | thousand metric tons, usable ore | 6th of 17 | −5.7% |
| Lead | Mine production | 260 | thousand metric tons, lead content | 5th of 12 | 0% |
| Lime | Lime production, industrial and construction | 12,000 | thousand metric tons | 4th of 22 | +1.7% |
| Magnesium compounds | Magnesite mine production (gross weight) | 1,700 | thousand metric tons, magnesite gross weight | 3rd of 12 | +0.6% |
| Magnesium metal | Primary smelter production | 60 | thousand metric tons | 2nd of 7 | +1.7% |
| Molybdenum | Mine production | 1,300 | metric tons, molybdenum content | 12th of 15 | −13% |
| Natural graphite | Mine production | 25,000 | metric tons | 6th of 18 | +25% |
| Natural zeolites | Mine production | 130,000 | metric tons | 5th of 13 | 0% |
| Nickel | Mine production | 200,000 | metric tons, nickel content | 3rd of 9 | −2.4% |
| Niobium | Mine production | 300 | metric tons, niobium content | 4th of 6 | 0% |
| Nitrogen (ammonia) | Ammonia plant production (nitrogen content) | 15,000 | thousand metric tons, nitrogen content | 2nd of 22 | 0% |
| Peat | Mine production | 1,800 | thousand metric tons | 4th of 12 | −10% |
| Phosphate rock | Mine production | 14,000 | thousand metric tons, marketable phosphate rock | 4th of 24 | −2.8% |
| Platinum-group metals | Palladium mine production | 84,000 | kilograms, PGM content | 1st of 5 | −5.6% |
| Platinum-group metals | Platinum mine production | 20,000 | kilograms, PGM content | 2nd of 5 | −9.1% |
| Potash | Mine production (K2O equivalent) | 10,000 | thousand metric tons, K2O equivalent | 2nd of 12 | 0% |
| Rare earths | Mine production (REO equivalent) | 2,600 | metric tons, rare-earth-oxide equivalent | 8th of 12 | 0% |
| Salt | Production | 7,000 | thousand metric tons | 9th of 23 | +1.4% |
| Selenium | Refinery production | 320 | metric tons, selenium content | 3rd of 16 | +3.2% |
| Silicon | Ferrosilicon production | 420 | thousand metric tons, silicon content | 2nd of 13 | 0% |
| Silicon | Silicon metal production | 35 | thousand metric tons, silicon content | 6th of 12 | −41% |
| Silver | Mine production | 1,200 | metric tons, silver content | 7th of 14 | −6.2% |
| Sulfur | Production, all forms | 7,500 | thousand metric tons, sulfur content | 3rd of 17 | +1.4% |
| Tantalum | Mine production | 30 | metric tons, tantalum content | 8th of 11 | +3.4% |
| Tellurium | Refinery production | 67 | metric tons, tellurium content | 2nd of 8 | +4.7% |
| Tin | Mine production | 4,500 | metric tons, tin content | 12th of 14 | +38% |
| Titanium metal and titanium dioxide | Titanium sponge production | 25,000 | metric tons | 3rd of 6 | −24% |
| Tungsten | Mine production | 2,000 | metric tons, tungsten content | 4th of 11 | +33% |
| Vanadium | Mine production | 21,000 | metric tons, vanadium content | 2nd of 4 | 0% |
| Vermiculite | Mine production | 40 | thousand metric tons | 4th of 11 | +8.1% |
| Zinc | Mine production | 430 | thousand metric tons, zinc content | 8th of 10 | +39% |
Reserves
32 reserve figures published for Russia
| Commodity | Measure | Reserves | Unit | Rank | World share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asbestos | Reserves | 110,000,000 | metric tons | 1st of 4 | 73% |
| Gemstones | Gem-quality diamond reserves | 750,000 | thousand carats | 1st of 7 | – |
| Industrial diamond | Reserves | 750 | million carats | 1st of 6 | 44% |
| Magnesium compounds | Magnesite reserves (gross weight) | 2,300,000 | thousand metric tons | 1st of 12 | 30% |
| Potash | Reserves (K2O equivalent) | 2,000,000 | thousand metric tons | 1st of 10 | – |
| Antimony | Reserves | 350,000 | metric tons | 2nd of 13 | – |
| Gold | Reserves | 12,000 | metric tons | 2nd of 13 | 18% |
| Iron ore | Reserves (crude ore) | 35,000 | million metric tons | 2nd of 17 | 17% |
| Platinum-group metals | PGM reserves | 11,000,000 | kilograms | 2nd of 5 | – |
| Silver | Reserves | 92,000 | metric tons | 2nd of 12 | 15% |
| Cobalt | Reserves | 800,000 | metric tons | 3rd of 12 | 6.7% |
| Helium and rare gases | Helium reserves | 1,700 | million cubic meters | 3rd of 5 | – |
| Iron ore | Reserves (iron content) | 14,000 | million metric tons | 3rd of 17 | 16% |
| Lead | Reserves | 8,900 | thousand metric tons | 3rd of 11 | 9.4% |
| Peat | Reserves | 1,000,000 | thousand metric tons | 3rd of 8 | 7.7% |
| Rhenium | Reserves | 310,000 | kilograms | 3rd of 6 | – |
| Tungsten | Reserves | 400,000 | metric tons | 3rd of 8 | – |
| Vanadium | Reserves | 5,000 | thousand metric tons | 3rd of 6 | 23% |
| Zinc | Reserves | 29,000 | thousand metric tons | 3rd of 9 | 12% |
| Copper | Reserves | 80,000 | thousand metric tons | 4th of 14 | 8.2% |
| Molybdenum | Reserves | 1,100 | thousand metric tons | 4th of 15 | 6.3% |
| Nickel | Reserves | 8,300,000 | metric tons | 4th of 9 | – |
| Rare earths | Reserves | 3,800,000 | metric tons | 4th of 11 | – |
| Tantalum | Reserves | 150 | metric tons | 4th of 4 | – |
| Iodine | Reserves | 120,000 | metric tons | 5th of 7 | – |
| Niobium | Reserves | 3,000 | metric tons | 5th of 5 | – |
| Phosphate rock | Reserves | 2,400,000 | thousand metric tons | 5th of 24 | 3.3% |
| Barite | Reserves | 12,000 | thousand metric tons | 6th of 6 | – |
| Natural graphite | Reserves | 14,000,000 | metric tons | 6th of 15 | 4.5% |
| Tin | Reserves | 460,000 | metric tons | 6th of 10 | – |
| Bauxite and alumina | Bauxite reserves | 650,000 | thousand metric dry tons | 8th of 13 | 2.2% |
| Boron | Reserves | 40,000 | thousand metric tons | – | – |
Supplier to the United States
share of U.S. imports, 2021–24
- Platinum-group metalsPalladium36%
- SiliconFerrosilicon30%
- Potashall imports12%
- Magnesium metalall imports8%
- VanadiumFerrovanadium6%
- GermaniumGermanium metal3%
Similar producer profiles
most shared commodities, relative to both lists
- China48 commodities in common
- United States39 commodities in common
- Canada28 commodities in common
- Australia26 commodities in common
Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, world production and reserves tables. How ranks and shares are worked out.