The world's total reserves of graphite amounted to 280 million metric tons in 2023. This represented a decrease of about 50 million tons from the previous year. China had the largest reserves of natural graphite worldwide in 2023, at approximately 78 million metric tons. Graphite is a native element mineral and a semimetal, comprised of a crystalline allotrope of carbon. One of its well-known uses is as the lead in pencils.
Reserves of graphite worldwide from 2010 to 2023
(in million metric tons)
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US Geological Survey. (January 31, 2024). Reserves of graphite worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172356/global-graphite-reservers/
US Geological Survey. "Reserves of graphite worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in million metric tons)." Chart. January 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172356/global-graphite-reservers/
US Geological Survey. (2024). Reserves of graphite worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172356/global-graphite-reservers/
US Geological Survey. "Reserves of Graphite Worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172356/global-graphite-reservers/
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Reserves of graphite worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, January 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172356/global-graphite-reservers/
