Rwanda

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

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Rwanda’s share of each world total, 2025

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• Tantalum2nd of 1116%
• Tin11th of 141.6%
• Tungsten7th of 111.5%
• Beryllium6th of 70.2%
• Niobium5th of 60.2%

Rwanda’s largest world share was in tantalum: 16% in 2025. It ranked second of 11 listed producers of tantalum. USGS lists Rwanda separately in 5 of its 75 world production tables.

Production listings

ranks among countries with published figures

Rwanda 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
Beryllium	Mine production	1	metric tons, beryllium content	6th of 7	0%
Niobium	Mine production	200	metric tons, niobium content	5th of 6	−4.8%
Tantalum	Mine production	400	metric tons, tantalum content	2nd of 11	+7%
Tin	Mine production	4,600	metric tons, tin content	11th of 14	+12%
Tungsten	Mine production	1,300	metric tons, tungsten content	7th of 11	0%

Similar producer profiles

most shared commodities, relative to both lists

• China5 commodities in common
• Brazil4 commodities in common
• Russia4 commodities in common
• Nigeria3 commodities in common

Compare Rwanda with other countries

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