List of countries by uranium reserves

World uranium reserves in 2010

Uranium reserves are reserves of recoverable uranium, regardless of isotope, based on a set market price. The list given here is based on Uranium 2020: Resources, Production and Demand, a joint report by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and the International Atomic Energy Agency. ^[1]

Figures are given in metric tonnes. The reserves figures denote identified resources as of 1 January 2015, consisting of reasonably assured resources (RAR) plus inferred resources recoverable at a cost range of below US$260/kg U. The list also includes cumulative historical production figures.

The amount of ultimately recoverable uranium depends strongly on what one would be willing to pay for it. Uranium is a widely distributed metal with large low-grade deposits that are not currently considered profitable. As of 2015, 646,900 tonnes of reserves are recoverable at US$40 per kilogram of uranium, while 7,641,600 tonnes of reserves are recoverable at $260 per kilogram. ^[2] Moreover, much of Canada, Greenland, Siberia and Antarctica are currently unexplored due to permafrost and may hold substantial undiscovered reserves. Australia is estimated to have the largest reserves, followed by Kazakhstan, Canada and Russia.

Country	Continent	Reserves as of 2019 (tonnes)	Historical production to 2014
Algeria	Africa	19,500	0
Argentina	South America	39,800	2,582
Australia	Australia	2,049,400	194,646
Belgium	Europe	0	686
Botswana	Africa	87,200	0
Brazil	South America	276,800	4,172
Bulgaria	Europe	0	16,364
Canada	North America	873,000	483,957
Central African Republic	Africa	32,000	0
Chad	Africa	2,400	0
Chile	South America	1,400	0
China	Asia	269,700	39,849 [3] [4]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Africa	2,700	25,600 [3]
Czech Republic	Europe	119,200	111,765 [3]
Egypt	Africa	1,900	0
Finland	Europe	1,200	30
France	Europe	0	76,006
Gabon	Africa	5,800	25,403
Germany	Europe	7,000	219,686
Greece	Europe	7,000	0
Denmark (  Greenland)	North America	114,000	0
Hungary	Europe	13,500	21,067
India	Asia	325,000 [5]	3000
Indonesia	Asia	8,400	0
Iran	Asia	7,500	0
Italy	Europe	6,100	0
Japan	Asia	6,600	84
Jordan	Asia	52,500	0
Kazakhstan	Asia	969,200	244,707
Madagascar	Africa	0	785
Malawi	Africa	14,300	4,217
Mali	Africa	8,900	0
Mauritania	Africa	24,500	0
Mexico	North America	5,000	49
Mongolia	Asia	143,500	535
Namibia	Africa	504,200	120,418
Niger	Africa	439,400	132,017
Pakistan	Asia	0	1,439 [3]
Paraguay	South America	3,600
Peru	South America	33,400	0
Poland	Europe	144,000 [6]	650
Portugal	Europe	7,000	3,720
Romania	Europe	6,600	18,899 [3]
Russia	Asia/Europe	661,900	158,844
Senegal	Africa	1,100
Slovakia	Europe	15,500	211
Slovenia	Europe	9,200	382
Somalia	Africa	7,600	0
South Africa	Africa	447,700	159,510
Spain	Europe	28,500	8,028
Sweden	Europe	9,600	200
Tanzania	Africa	58,200	0
Turkey	Asia/Europe	13,600	0
Ukraine	Europe	186,900	129,804
United States	North America	101,900	373,075
Uzbekistan	Asia	132,300	127,591 [3]
Vietnam	Asia	3,900	0
Zambia	Africa	31,000	86
Zimbabwe	Africa	1,400	0
Total		8,070,400	2,818,415

Notes: Historical production for the Czech Republic includes 102,241 tonnes of uranium produced in former Czechoslovakia from 1946 through the end of 1992. Historical production for Germany includes 213,380 tonnes produced in the German Democratic Republic from 1946 through the end of 1992. Historical production for the Soviet Union includes the former Soviet Socialist Republics of Estonia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, but excludes Kazakhstan and Ukraine. Historical production for the Russian Federation and Uzbekistan is since 1992 only.

See also

• Uranium mining
• List of countries by uranium production
• Uranium mining by country

References

1. Uranium 2020: Resources, Production and Demand (PDF). OECD Publishing. 2020. doi:10.1787/d82388ab-en. ISBN   978-92-64-26844-9. S2CID   241721777.
2. Uranium 2016: Resources, Production and Demand (PDF). OECD Publishing. 2016. doi:10.1787/uranium-2016-en. ISBN   978-92-64-26844-9.
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