World uranium reserves in 2010

Uranium reserves are reserves of recoverable uranium, regardless of isotope, based on a set market price. The list given here is based on Uranium 2020: Resources, Production and Demand, a joint report by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and the International Atomic Energy Agency.[1]

Figures are given in metric tonnes. The reserves figures denote identified resources as of 1 January 2015, consisting of reasonably assured resources (RAR) plus inferred resources recoverable at a cost range of below US$260/kg U. The list also includes cumulative historical production figures.

The amount of ultimately recoverable uranium depends strongly on what one would be willing to pay for it. Uranium is a widely distributed metal with large low-grade deposits that are not currently considered profitable. As of 2015, 646,900 tonnes of reserves are recoverable at US$40 per kilogram of uranium, while 7,641,600 tonnes of reserves are recoverable at $260 per kilogram.[2] Moreover, much of Canada, Greenland, Siberia and Antarctica are currently unexplored due to permafrost and may hold substantial undiscovered reserves.

Country Continent Reserves as of 2019 (tonnes) Historical Production to 2014
 Algeria Africa 19,5000
 Argentina South America 39,8002,582
 Australia Oceania 2,049,400194,646
 Belgium Europe 0686
 Botswana Africa 87,2000
 Brazil South America 276,8004,172
 Bulgaria Europe 016,364
 Canada North America 873,000483,957
 Central African Republic Africa 32,0000
 Chad Africa 2,4000
 Chile South America 1,4000
 China Asia 269,70039,849[3][4]
 Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa 2,70025,600[3]
 Czech Republic Europe 119,200111,765[3]
 Egypt Africa 1,9000
 Finland Europe 1,20030
 France Europe 076,006
 Gabon Africa 5,80025,403
 Germany Europe 7,000219,686
 Greece Europe 7,0000
 Denmark ( Greenland) Europe 114,0000
 Hungary Europe 13,50021,067
 India Asia 30,480[5]11,200
 Indonesia Asia 8,4000
 Iran Asia 7,5000
 Italy Europe 6,1000
 Japan Asia 6,60084
 Jordan Asia 52,5000
 Kazakhstan Asia 969,200244,707
 Madagascar Africa 0785
 Malawi Africa 14,3004,217
 Mali Africa 8,9000
 Mauritania Africa 24,5000
 Mexico North America 5,00049
 Mongolia Asia 143,500535
 Namibia Africa 504,200120,418
 Niger Africa 439,400132,017
 Pakistan Asia 01,439[3]
 Paraguay South America 3,600
 Peru South America 33,4000
 Poland Europe 0650
 Portugal Europe 7,0003,720
 Romania Europe 6,60018,899[3]
 Russia Asia/Europe 661,900158,844
 Senegal Africa 1,100
 Slovakia Europe 15,500211
 Slovenia Europe 9,200382
 Somalia Africa 7,6000
 South Africa Africa 447,700159,510
 Spain Europe 28,5008,028
 Sweden Europe 9,600200
 Tanzania Africa 58,2000
 Turkey Asia/Europe 13,6000
 Ukraine Europe 186,900129,804
 United States North America 101,900373,075
 Uzbekistan Asia 132,300127,591[3]
 Vietnam Asia 3,9000
 Zambia Africa 31,00086
 Zimbabwe Africa 1,4000
Total 8,070,4002,818,415

Notes: Historical production for the Czech Republic includes 102,241 tonnes of uranium produced in former Czechoslovakia from 1946 through the end of 1992. Historical production for Germany includes 213,380 tonnes produced in the German Democratic Republic from 1946 through the end of 1992. Historical production for the Soviet Union includes the former Soviet Socialist Republics of Estonia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, but excludes Kazakhstan and Ukraine. Historical production for the Russian Federation and Uzbekistan is since 1992 only.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Uranium 2020: Resources, Production and Demand (PDF). Uranium. OECD Publishing. 2020. doi:10.1787/d82388ab-en. ISBN 978-92-64-26844-9. S2CID 241721777.
  2. ↑ Uranium 2016: Resources, Production and Demand (PDF). Uranium. OECD Publishing. 2016. doi:10.1787/uranium-2016-en. ISBN 978-92-64-26844-9.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 estimate
  4. ↑ "China's Nuclear Fuel Cycle - World Nuclear Association".
  5. ↑ https://www.pmfias.com/uranium-thorium-distribution-advantages-uranium-india-nuclear-power-plants/#:~:text=Some%20uranium%20is%20found%20in,are%20estimated%20at%2030%2C480%20tonnes.
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