List of countries by uranium production
This is a list of countries by uranium production in 2014.
Rank | Country/Region | Uranium production (2014) (tonnes U)[1] | Uranium Production (2011) (thousands pounds U3O8)[2] | Percentage of World Production (2014) |
---|---|---|---|---|
World | 56,217 | 139,513 | ||
1 | Kazakhstan | 23,127 | 46,284 | 41.1 |
2 | Canada | 9,134 | 25,434 | 16.2 |
3 | Australia | 5,001 | 15,339 | 8.9 |
4 | Niger | 4,057 | 10,914 | 7.2 |
5 | Namibia | 3,255 | 11,689 | 5.8 |
6 | Russia | 2,990 | 1,516 | 5.3 |
7 | Uzbekistan | 2,400 | 6,239 | 4.3 |
8 | United States | 1,919 | 4,316 | 3.4 |
9 | China | 1,500 | 2,150 | 2.7 |
10 | Ukraine | 926 | 2,210 | 1.6 |
11 | South Africa | 573 | 2,210 | 1.0 |
12 | India | 385 | 1,040 | 0.7 |
13 | Malawi | 369 | 1,742 | 0.7 |
14 | Brazil | 231 | 385 | 0.4 |
15 | Czech Republic | 193 | 660 | 0.3 |
16 | Romania | 77 | 200 | 0.1 |
17 | Pakistan | 45 | 117 | 0.1 |
18 | Germany | 33 | 52 | 0.1 |
19 | France | 3 | 18 | 0.0 |
See also
References
- ↑ "World Uranium Mining". World Nuclear Association. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ↑ "World Uranium Production & Requirements". TradeTech. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
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