Uzbekistan
Every USGS world production table for 2025 that names Uzbekistan: its share of each world total, its rank and its reserves.
Uzbekistan’s share of each world total, 2025
- Clays3rd of 1012%
- Rhenium5th of 88.6%
- Gold8th of 133.9%
- Tellurium6th of 81.8%
- Gypsum17th of 191.6%
- Cadmium14th of 161%
- Molybdenum11th of 150.8%
- Nitrogen (ammonia)22nd of 220.8%
- Phosphate rock22nd of 240.4%
- ClaysBentonite mine production · 10th of 110.3%
- Vermiculite11th of 110.2%
- Indium8th of 8under 0.1%
- Selenium16th of 16under 0.1%
Uzbekistan’s largest world share was in clays: 12% in 2025. It ranked third of 10 listed producers of clays. Its cadmium output rose 35% from 2024 to 2025. USGS lists Uzbekistan separately in 12 of its 75 world production tables.
Production listings
ranks among countries with published figures
| Commodity | Measure | 2025 | Unit | Rank | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadmium | Refinery production | 230 | metric tons | 14th of 16 | +35% |
| Clays | Bentonite mine production | 60 | thousand metric tons | 10th of 11 | 0% |
| Clays | Kaolin mine production | 6,000 | thousand metric tons | 3rd of 10 | +11% |
| Gold | Mine production | 130 | metric tons, gold content | 8th of 13 | +0.8% |
| Gypsum | Mine production | 2,500 | thousand metric tons | 17th of 19 | 0% |
| Indium | Refinery production | 1 | metric tons | 8th of 8 | 0% |
| Molybdenum | Mine production | 2,000 | metric tons, molybdenum content | 11th of 15 | −4.8% |
| Nitrogen (ammonia) | Ammonia plant production (nitrogen content) | 1,300 | thousand metric tons, nitrogen content | 22nd of 22 | +8.3% |
| Phosphate rock | Mine production | 950 | thousand metric tons, marketable phosphate rock | 22nd of 24 | 0% |
| Rhenium | Mine production | 7,000 | kilograms, rhenium content | 5th of 8 | −5.4% |
| Selenium | Refinery production | 2 | metric tons, selenium content | 16th of 16 | 0% |
| Tellurium | Refinery production | 18 | metric tons, tellurium content | 6th of 8 | 0% |
| Vermiculite | Mine production | 1 | thousand metric tons | 11th of 11 | 0% |
Reserves
3 reserve figures published for Uzbekistan
| Commodity | Measure | Reserves | Unit | Rank | World share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Reserves | 2,200 | metric tons | 10th of 13 | 3.3% |
| Molybdenum | Reserves | 21 | thousand metric tons | 12th of 15 | 0.1% |
| Phosphate rock | Reserves | 100,000 | thousand metric tons | 17th of 24 | 0.1% |
Similar producer profiles
most shared commodities, relative to both lists
- China12 commodities in common
- Russia11 commodities in common
- United States11 commodities in common
- Canada8 commodities in common
Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, world production and reserves tables. How ranks and shares are worked out.