Manganese in numbers
Manganese (Mn) drawn as one poster: 20 Mt of world mine production in 2025, South Africa the largest producer, 6 critical mineral lists. Scroll to draw it, then download it as SVG or PNG.
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The numbers
The figures on the poster, with their sources. Production and reserves are USGS estimates, trade values are CEPII BACI customs data, demand is the IEA's outlook.
- World mine production, 2025
- 20 Mt (Mn content) USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
- Largest producer
- South Africa, 7.6 Mt (38% of world) USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
- Top three producers' share
- 73% USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
- World reserves, 2025
- 1.7 Gt (Mn content), largest in Australia USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
- Critical mineral lists
- 6 current lists in 6 jurisdictions (Australia, Canada, European Union, United Kingdom, South Korea, United States) government critical mineral lists
- US net import reliance, 2025
- 100% USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
- Price, 2025
- 4.50 usd_per_mtu (Price, average, manganese content, cost, insurance, and freight, China, dollars per metric ton unit) USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
- World production, 1900
- 592 kt (USGS historical series, as reported) USGS Data Series 140 (historical statistics)
- World production, 2022 (historical series)
- 20 Mt USGS Data Series 140 (historical statistics)
- Largest trade flow, 2024
- South Africa → China, $1.8 bn (HS 260200, Manganese ores and concentrates); world trade $6.4 bn CEPII BACI trade database
Sources
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · USGS Data Series 140 (historical statistics) · CEPII BACI trade database · government critical mineral lists. Figures are rounded; country names follow our atlas.