Senegal
Every USGS world production table for 2025 that names Senegal: its share of each world total, its rank and its reserves.
Senegal’s share of each world total, 2025
- Zirconium and hafnium6th of 95.6%
- ClaysFuller’s earth mine production · 4th of 74.3%
- Titanium mineral concentratesilmenite · 6th of 113.9%
- Phosphate rock12th of 241.1%
Senegal’s largest world share was in zirconium and hafnium: 5.6% in 2025. It supplied 15% of U.S. imports of zirconium and hafnium (zirconium ores and concentrates) in 2021–24. Its best position was 12th of 24 listed producers of phosphate rock. USGS lists Senegal separately in 4 of its 75 world production tables.
Production listings
ranks among countries with published figures
| Commodity | Measure | 2025 | Unit | Rank | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clays | Fuller’s earth mine production | 190 | thousand metric tons | 4th of 7 | 0% |
| Phosphate rock | Mine production | 2,800 | thousand metric tons, marketable phosphate rock | 12th of 24 | 0% |
| Titanium mineral concentrates | Mine production (ilmenite) | 370 | thousand metric tons, TiO2 content | 6th of 11 | +7.2% |
| Zirconium and hafnium | Zirconium mineral concentrates, mine production (gross weight) | 70 | thousand metric tons | 6th of 9 | +2.9% |
Reserves
2 reserve figures published for Senegal
| Commodity | Measure | Reserves | Unit | Rank | World share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zirconium and hafnium | Zirconium reserves (ZrO2 content) | 2,600 | thousand metric tons | 4th of 9 | – |
| Phosphate rock | Reserves | 50,000 | thousand metric tons | 20th of 24 | under 0.1% |
Supplier to the United States
share of U.S. imports, 2021–24
- Zirconium and hafniumZirconium ores and concentrates15%
Similar producer profiles
most shared commodities, relative to both lists
- United States4 commodities in common
- China4 commodities in common
- South Africa3 commodities in common
- Australia3 commodities in common
Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, world production and reserves tables. How ranks and shares are worked out.