Aluminum was the leading critical mineral in the United States in 2023 based on apparent consumption volume. At 1.8 million metric tons, U.S. aluminum consumption was nearly twice as much as the second leading critical mineral based on consumption, which was zinc at 970,000 metric tons that year.
Consumption of critical minerals in the United States in 2023, by mineral
(in metric tons)
The critical minerals listed in this statistic are as published in the (U.S.) Federal Register on February 24, 2022. Not all critical minerals are shown due to a lack of available data on selected minerals.
*Refinery production.
**Includes the lanthanides cerium, dysprosium, erbium, europium, gadolinium, holmium, lanthanum, lutetium, neodymium, praseodymium, samarium, terbium, thulium, and ytterbium.
The figures for aluminum, gallium, and magnesium are reported consumption.
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US Geological Survey. (January 31, 2024). Consumption of critical minerals in the United States in 2023, by mineral (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1475624/us-consumption-of-critical-minerals-by-type/
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US Geological Survey. (2024). Consumption of critical minerals in the United States in 2023, by mineral (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1475624/us-consumption-of-critical-minerals-by-type/
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Consumption of critical minerals in the United States in 2023, by mineral (in metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, January 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1475624/us-consumption-of-critical-minerals-by-type/
