Country rankings
Uranium Reserves by Country
Australia has the highest Total Uranium Reserves in 2023 (3.6M t), followed by Kazakhstan (2.9M t) and Canada (1.7M t). Chile has the lowest (1,400 t).
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Total Uranium Reserves, 2023
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Median
34.5K t
Middle half 10.4K t – 168.3K t
Average
314.2K t
51 countries
Highest
3.6M t
Australia
Lowest
1,400 t
Chile
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51 countries have a value in both years.
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Data
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51 countries · # = rank by Total Uranium Reserves
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | 3.6M t |
| 2 |  Kazakhstan | 2.9M t |
| 3 |  Canada | 1.7M t |
| 4 |  Russia | 1.2M t |
| 5 |  Namibia | 1.1M t |
| 6 |  South Africa | 985.3K t |
| 7 |  Niger | 821.7K t |
| 8 |  China | 810.8K t |
| 9 |  Brazil | 519.2K t |
| 10 |  Ukraine | 363K t |
| 11 |  Mongolia | 306.1K t |
| 12 |  United States | 189.2K t |
| 13 |  Botswana | 174.4K t |
| 14 |  Tanzania | 162.2K t |
| 15 |  Uzbekistan | 137.1K t |
| 16 |  Czechia | 119.9K t |
| 17 |  Denmark | 114K t |
| 18 |  Peru | 100.2K t |
| 19 |  Spain | 93.6K t |
| 20 |  Argentina | 88.9K t |
| 21 |  Turkey | 63.1K t |
| 22 |  Jordan | 49K t |
| 23 |  Zambia | 46K t |
| 24 |  Mauritania | 43.7K t |
| 24 |  Slovakia | 43.7K t |
| 26 |  Malawi | 34.5K t |
| 27 |  Central African Republic | 29.2K t |
| 28 |  Slovenia | 23.8K t |
| 29 |  Algeria | 19.5K t |
| 30 |  Sweden | 19.2K t |
| 31 |  Mali | 17.8K t |
| 32 |  Hungary | 16.7K t |
| 33 |  Iran | 14.8K t |
| 34 |  Portugal | 14K t |
| 35 |  Japan | 13.2K t |
| 35 |  Romania | 13.2K t |
| 37 |  Egypt | 12.5K t |
| 38 |  Gabon | 10.6K t |
| 39 |  Mexico | 10.1K t |
| 40 |  Paraguay | 8,600 t |
| 41 |  Somalia | 7,600 t |
| 42 |  Germany | 7,000 t |
| 42 |  Greece | 7,000 t |
| 44 |  Senegal | 4,700 t |
| 45 |  Guyana | 4,600 t |
| 46 |  Vietnam | 3,800 t |
| 47 |  Republic of the Congo | 2,700 t |
| 48 |  Chad | 2,400 t |
| 48 |  Finland | 2,400 t |
| 50 |  Zimbabwe | 2,000 t |
| 51 |  Chile | 1,400 t |
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Total Uranium Reserves?
- Australia has the highest Total Uranium Reserves in 2023, at 3.6M t, followed by Kazakhstan (2.9M t) and Canada (1.7M t).
- Which country has the lowest Total Uranium Reserves?
- Chile has the lowest Total Uranium Reserves in 2023, at 1,400 t.
- What is the median Total Uranium Reserves across countries?
- The median is 34.5K t across the 51 countries with data in 2023.
- Where does this uranium reserves by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Uranium 2022: Resources, Production and Demand - Nuclear Energy Agency; World Uranium Mining Production - World Nuclear Association; Uranium 2024: Resources, Production and Demand - Nuclear Energy Agency.