Manganese reserves (2025)

With 580,000 thousand metric tons in 2025, Australia leads the world in manganese reserves, followed by South Africa (550,000 thousand metric tons) and Brazil (300,000 thousand metric tons). The top 5 is rounded off by China (260,000 thousand metric tons) and Gabon (61,000 thousand metric tons). India (34,000 thousand metric tons) and Ghana (13,000 thousand metric tons) round out the top seven. At the extremes, Australia is 45× as high as Ghana (13,000 thousand metric tons). Three of the top seven are in Africa.