In 2023, China's production quota of rare earths accounted for nearly 70 percent of global production. China is the world's largest rare earths producer by a large margin. Its global production share has increased again after reaching a low at 57.6 percent in 2020.
China's share of rare earths production worldwide from 2016 to 2023
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China's share of rare earths production worldwide from 2016 to 2023
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* Estimated.
Calculated based on the (rounded) production quota figures in metric tons of rare-earth oxide (REO) equivalent content. The raw data used in these calculations do not include undocumented rare earths production.
This statistic has been assembled using data from several editions of the report.
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US Geological Survey. (January 31, 2024). China's share of rare earths production worldwide from 2016 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294393/share-of-global-rare-earths-production-in-china/
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