South Africa
Critical minerals overview
Share of total world production, 2022
- Platinum71.26%
- Chromium45.58%
- Manganese36.87%
- Palladium36.01%
- Zirconium20.83%
- Vanadium8.70%
- Iron2.55%
- Zinc1.90%
- Tellurium0.68%
- AluminiumNo data
- ArsenicNo data
- BariumNo data
- BerylliumNo data
- BoronNo data
- CadmiumNo data
- CeriumNo data
- CobaltNo data
- CopperNo data
- DysprosiumNo data
- ErbiumNo data
- EuropiumNo data
- GadoliniumNo data
- GalliumNo data
- GermaniumNo data
- GraphiteNo data
- HafniumNo data
- HolmiumNo data
- IndiumNo data
- IridiumNo data
- LanthanumNo data
- LithiumNo data
- MagnesiumNo data
- MolybdenumNo data
- NeodymiumNo data
- NickelNo data
- NiobiumNo data
- OsmiumNo data
- PhosphorusNo data
- PraseodymiumNo data
- RhodiumNo data
- RutheniumNo data
- SamariumNo data
- ScandiumNo data
- SeleniumNo data
- SiliconNo data
- SilverNo data
- TantalumNo data
- TerbiumNo data
- ThoriumNo data
- ThuliumNo data
- TinNo data
- TitaniumNo data
- TungstenNo data
- UraniumNo data
- YtterbiumNo data
- YttriumNo data
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) publishes annual summary reports that provide estimates of reserve and production statistics for individual minerals and materials in specific countries. Reserves refer to the economically extractable or producible portion of the reserve base at the time of assessment. Production signifies the amount of a mineral or material that has been extracted or manufactured within a certain period.
Trade of mineral related commodities, 2023
Material-related commodities are classified into four groups, two of which are shown here: Raw (unprocessed mineral ore in natural form), Processed (processed or purified mineral ore).
You can find a full list of commodities described in the corresponding mineral page. This graph illustrates the aggregated annual imports and exports of the country for the selected critical mineral, as well as top trading partners.
Raw materials
Processed materials
* Includes one or more commodity codes that include multiple minerals. The data does not allow identification of the percentage of trade for each mineral.
† Includes one or more commodity codes that include multiple production stages (raw, processing, products, and waste/scrap). The data does not allow identification of the percentage of trade for each stage.
Trade of technology related commodities, 2023
Technology-related commodities are classified into three groups:: Midstream (chemical and material inputs of technology components), Downstream (fully assembled components or products), and Waste/Recycling (including recycled or waste products and components). Commodities are further arranged according to the relevant technology components.
This graph presents the reported import and export value of the country for each relevant commodity, as well as the resulting trade balance.