Country rankings
Manganese Reserves by Country
South Africa has the highest Manganese Reserves in 2024 (560M t), followed by Australia (500M t) and China (280M t). Ghana has the lowest (13M t).
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7 of 235 countries
Manganese Reserves, 2024
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Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
270M t
Middle half 47.5M t – 390M t
Average
245.4M t
7 countries
Highest
560M t
South Africa
Lowest
13M t
Ghana
Over time · 2022–2024
The top 5 in 2024, against the median.
- Median of all countries
- South Africa
- Australia
- China
- Brazil
- Gabon
Data
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Manganese Reserves?
- South Africa has the highest Manganese Reserves in 2024, at 560M t, followed by Australia (500M t) and China (280M t).
- Which country has the lowest Manganese Reserves?
- Ghana has the lowest Manganese Reserves in 2024, at 13M t.
- What is the median Manganese Reserves across countries?
- The median is 270M t across the 7 countries with data in 2024.
- Where does this manganese reserves by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Mineral Commodity Summaries 2025 - The U.S. Geological Survey; Mineral Commodity Summaries 2024 - The U.S. Geological Survey; Mineral Commodity Summaries 2023 - The U.S. Geological Survey.