Australia has the largest known recoverable resources of uranium worldwide, with 1.68 million metric tons as of 2021. The total known uranium resources in Kazakhstan that year were approximately 815,200 metric tons that year, placing the country in a distant second-place after Australia.
Recoverable resources of uranium worldwide in 2021, by major country
(in 1,000 metric tons)
* IAEA estimate.
The source makes the following statement regarding the incorporated resources: reasonably assured resources plus inferred resources (recoverable), to 130 U.S. dollars per kilogram of uranium, as at January 1, 2021.
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World Nuclear Association. (May 16, 2024). Recoverable resources of uranium worldwide in 2021, by major country (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/263558/uranium-resources-by-country/
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