In 2023, Myanmar's production of rare earths amounted to an estimated 38,000 metric tons of rare-earth oxide equivalent. This production volume made Myanmar the world's fourth-largest producer of rare earths.
The following elements are among rare earths: cerium (Ce), dysprosium (Dy), erbium (Er), europium (Eu), gadolinium (Gd), holmium (Ho), lanthanum (La), lutetium (Lu), neodymium (Nd), praseodymium (Pr), promethium (Pm), samarium (Sm), scandium (Sc), terbium (Tb), thulium (Tm), ytterbium (Yb), and yttrium (Y).
Mine production of rare earths in Myanmar from 2018 to 2023
(in metric tons REO)
REO: rare earth oxide.
*Figure estimated.
Myanmar was referred to as Burma by the source.
This statistic has been assembled using several editions of the report.
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US Geological Survey. (January 29, 2024). Mine production of rare earths in Myanmar from 2018 to 2023 (in metric tons REO) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294383/rare-earths-mine-production-in-myanmar/
US Geological Survey. "Mine production of rare earths in Myanmar from 2018 to 2023 (in metric tons REO)." Chart. January 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294383/rare-earths-mine-production-in-myanmar/
US Geological Survey. (2024). Mine production of rare earths in Myanmar from 2018 to 2023 (in metric tons REO). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294383/rare-earths-mine-production-in-myanmar/
US Geological Survey. "Mine Production of Rare Earths in Myanmar from 2018 to 2023 (in Metric Tons Reo)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294383/rare-earths-mine-production-in-myanmar/
US Geological Survey, Mine production of rare earths in Myanmar from 2018 to 2023 (in metric tons REO) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294383/rare-earths-mine-production-in-myanmar/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Mine production of rare earths in Myanmar from 2018 to 2023 (in metric tons REO) [Graph], US Geological Survey, January 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294383/rare-earths-mine-production-in-myanmar/
