Sweden
Every USGS world production table for 2025 that names Sweden: its share of each world total, its rank and its reserves.
Sweden’s share of each world total, 2025
Sweden’s largest world share was in peat: 11% in 2025. It supplied 10% of U.S. imports of iron ore in 2021–24. USGS lists Sweden separately in 6 of its 75 world production tables.
Production listings
ranks among countries with published figures
| Commodity | Measure | 2025 | Unit | Rank | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron ore | Mine production (usable ore) | 26,000 | thousand metric tons, usable ore | 12th of 17 | +4% |
| Iron ore | Mine production (iron content) | 18,000 | thousand metric tons, usable ore | 11th of 17 | 0% |
| Lead | Mine production | 70 | thousand metric tons, lead content | 9th of 12 | −6.7% |
| Peat | Mine production | 1,800 | thousand metric tons | 4th of 12 | −4.8% |
| Silver | Mine production | 400 | metric tons, silver content | 13th of 14 | −7.4% |
| Tellurium | Refinery production, concentrate | 48 | metric tons, tellurium content | 4th of 8 | +4.3% |
| Zinc | Mine production | 230 | thousand metric tons, zinc content | 10th of 10 | −3.8% |
Reserves
4 reserve figures published for Sweden
| Commodity | Measure | Reserves | Unit | Rank | World share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | Reserves | 1,700 | thousand metric tons | 9th of 11 | 1.8% |
| Zinc | Reserves | 4,100 | thousand metric tons | 9th of 9 | 1.7% |
| Iron ore | Reserves (crude ore) | 1,300 | million metric tons | 14th of 17 | 0.6% |
| Iron ore | Reserves (iron content) | 600 | million metric tons | 15th of 17 | 0.7% |
Supplier to the United States
share of U.S. imports, 2021–24
- Iron oreall imports10%
- Iron and steel scrapall imports3%
Similar producer profiles
most shared commodities, relative to both lists
- Russia6 commodities in common
- United States6 commodities in common
- China5 commodities in common
- Peru4 commodities in common
Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, world production and reserves tables. How ranks and shares are worked out.