Iron ore reserves (crude ore) (2025)

With 59.0 billion metric tons in 2025, Australia leads the world in iron ore reserves (crude ore), followed by Russia (35.0 billion metric tons) and Brazil (34.0 billion metric tons). The top 5 is rounded off by China (17.0 billion metric tons) and Mauritania (10.0 billion metric tons). Further down, Ukraine (6.5 billion metric tons) and Canada (6.0 billion metric tons) hold the next two spots. India (5.5 billion metric tons), Iran (4.2 billion metric tons), and Kazakhstan (3.8 billion metric tons) round out the top ten. Across the top ten, Australia is 16× as high as Kazakhstan (3.8 billion metric tons). Four of the top ten are in Asia.