Country rankings
Platinum Reserves by Country
South Africa has the highest Platinum Group Metals Reserves in 2024 (63M kg), followed by Russia (16M kg) and Zimbabwe (1.2M kg). Canada has the lowest (310K kg).
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Platinum Group Metals Reserves, 2024
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Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
1.2M kg
Middle half 820K kg – 16M kg
Average
16.3M kg
5 countries
Highest
63M kg
South Africa
Lowest
310K kg
Canada
Over time · 2022–2024
The top 5 in 2024, against the median.
- Median of all countries
- South Africa
- Russia
- Zimbabwe
- United States
- Canada
Data
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5 countries · # = rank by Platinum Group Metals Reserves
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa | 63M kg |
| 2 |  Russia | 16M kg |
| 3 |  Zimbabwe | 1.2M kg |
| 4 |  United States | 820K kg |
| 5 |  Canada | 310K kg |
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Platinum Group Metals Reserves?
- South Africa has the highest Platinum Group Metals Reserves in 2024, at 63M kg, followed by Russia (16M kg) and Zimbabwe (1.2M kg).
- Which country has the lowest Platinum Group Metals Reserves?
- Canada has the lowest Platinum Group Metals Reserves in 2024, at 310K kg.
- What is the median Platinum Group Metals Reserves across countries?
- The median is 1.2M kg across the 5 countries with data in 2024.
- Where does this platinum reserves by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Platinum-Group Metals - Mineral Commodity Summaries 2025, U.S. Geological Survey; Platinum-Group Metals - Mineral Commodity Summaries 2024, U.S. Geological Survey; Platinum-Group Metals - Mineral Commodity Summaries 2023, U.S. Geological Survey.