Zimbabwe
Every USGS world production table for 2025 that names Zimbabwe: its share of each world total, its rank and its reserves.
Zimbabwe’s share of each world total, 2025
- Industrial diamond3rd of 613%
- Platinum-group metals3rd of 511%
- Lithium4th of 99.7%
- Platinum-group metalsPalladium mine production · 4th of 57.7%
- Vermiculite6th of 116.5%
- Chromium5th of 73.9%
- Gemstones9th of 120.8%
Zimbabwe’s largest world share was in industrial diamond: 13% in 2025. It ranked third of 6 listed producers of industrial diamond and third of 5 listed producers of platinum-group metals. Its lithium output rose 40% from 2024 to 2025. It supplied 6% of U.S. imports of vermiculite in 2021–24.
Production listings
ranks among countries with published figures
| Commodity | Measure | 2025 | Unit | Rank | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chromium | Mine production (chromite, gross weight) | 2,000 | thousand metric tons | 5th of 7 | +25% |
| Gemstones | Gem-quality natural diamond mine production | 530 | thousand carats | 9th of 12 | +0.2% |
| Industrial diamond | Natural industrial diamond mine production | 5 | million carats | 3rd of 6 | 0% |
| Lithium | Mine production | 28,000 | metric tons, lithium content | 4th of 9 | +40% |
| Platinum-group metals | Palladium mine production | 15,000 | kilograms, PGM content | 4th of 5 | −1.3% |
| Platinum-group metals | Platinum mine production | 18,000 | kilograms, PGM content | 3rd of 5 | −2.2% |
| Vermiculite | Mine production | 30 | thousand metric tons | 6th of 11 | +7.1% |
Reserves
6 reserve figures published for Zimbabwe
| Commodity | Measure | Reserves | Unit | Rank | World share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chromium | Reserves (shipping-grade chromite ore) | 140,000 | thousand metric tons | 3rd of 8 | – |
| Chromium | Reserves (Cr2O3 content) | 78,000 | thousand metric tons | 3rd of 8 | – |
| Platinum-group metals | PGM reserves | 1,300,000 | kilograms | 3rd of 5 | – |
| Industrial diamond | Reserves | 56 | million carats | 6th of 6 | 3.3% |
| Gemstones | Gem-quality diamond reserves | 56,000 | thousand carats | 7th of 7 | – |
| Lithium | Reserves | 500,000 | metric tons | 8th of 10 | 1.4% |
Supplier to the United States
share of U.S. imports, 2021–24
- Vermiculiteall imports6%
Similar producer profiles
most shared commodities, relative to both lists
- South Africa5 commodities in common
- Russia4 commodities in common
- Brazil3 commodities in common
- Canada3 commodities in common
Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, world production and reserves tables. How ranks and shares are worked out.