Bauxite reserves (2025)

With 7,400,000 thousand metric dry tons in 2025, Guinea leads the world in bauxite reserves, followed by Australia (3,700,000 thousand metric dry tons) and Viet Nam (3,100,000 thousand metric dry tons). The top 5 is rounded off by Indonesia (2,900,000 thousand metric dry tons) and Jamaica (2,000,000 thousand metric dry tons). Further down, Brazil (1,700,000 thousand metric dry tons) and China (710,000 thousand metric dry tons) hold the next two spots. India (650,000 thousand metric dry tons), Russian Federation (650,000 thousand metric dry tons), and Saudi Arabia (180,000 thousand metric dry tons) round out the top ten. At the extremes, Guinea is 41× as high as Saudi Arabia (180,000 thousand metric dry tons). Five of the top ten are in Asia.