Rare earths mine production (REO content) (2025)

With 270,000 metric tons in 2025, China leads the world in rare earths mine production (REO content), followed by the United States (51,000 metric tons) and Australia (29,000 metric tons). The top 5 is rounded off by Myanmar (22,000 metric tons) and Thailand (4,800 metric tons). Further down, India (2,900 metric tons) and Madagascar (2,700 metric tons) hold the next two spots. Russia (2,600 metric tons), Brazil (2,000 metric tons), and Nigeria (1,500 metric tons) round out the top ten. Across the top ten, China is 180× as high as Nigeria (1,500 metric tons). Four of the top ten are in Asia. Among these countries, Brazil saw the largest year-over-year change at +257.1%.