As of 2023, the United States accounted for a 12.29 percent share of the total global rare earth mine production. The U.S. was the world's second-largest rare earths producing nation that year. Most of the United State's rare earths production was attributable to bastnäsite concentrates.
Share of global rare earths production in the United States from 2018 to 2023
Calculated based on the (rounded) mine production figures in metric tons of rare-earth oxide (REO) equivalent content.
This statistic has been assembled using data from several editions of the report.
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US Geological Survey. (January 29, 2024). Share of global rare earths production in the United States from 2018 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294394/share-of-global-rare-earths-production-in-the-united-states/
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