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Tin in numbers

Tin (Sn) drawn as one poster: 290 kt of world mine production in 2025, China the largest producer, 7 critical mineral lists. Scroll to draw it, then download it as SVG or PNG.

PROSPECTOR TRAILS · INFOGRAPHIC · DATA YEAR 2025TinSnTechnology metal · symbol SnTin is mainly used in solder for electronics, with tinplate, chemicals and batteries alsoimportant. It is a small market by volume, so supply disruptions move prices sharply.WORLD MINE PRODUCTION 2025290 ktSn content. USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries.TOP PRODUCER: CHINA24%71 kt of the world total in 2025.WORLD RESERVES 20256.0 MtLargest in Indonesia (1.4 Mt). Sn content.CRITICAL MINERAL LISTS7Current government critical or strategic lists naming tin,across 7 jurisdictions.TOP 3 PRODUCERS57%US NET IMPORT RELIANCE 202577%PRICE 202534,100 $/mtTOP PRODUCERS 2025Where tin comes fromChina71 kt24%Indonesia61 kt21%Peru33 kt11%Brazil28 kt9.7%DR Congo27 kt9.3%Bolivia15 kt5.2%Australia12 kt4.1%Myanmar12 kt4.1%Vietnam11 kt3.8%Malaysia5.0 kt1.7%Mine production, Sn content. Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, estimates.Mine output was about 290 kt in 2025: China 71 kt, Indonesia 61 kt, Peru 33 kt, Brazil 28 kt and theDRC 27 kt, then Bolivia, Australia, Myanmar and Vietnam. Myanmar's Wa State suspension since 2023has cut a major source to China. Reserves are about 6 Mt.1905–2021A century of tin production0.00 t88 kt175 kt262 kt350 kt190519221938195519711988200420212021: 305 kt1905: 94 ktWorld production, USGS column 'World production'. Source: USGS Data Series 140, historical statistics.PRODUCING COUNTRIES14 countries reported tin output in 2025Filled countries produce it; brighter is larger. Outline map simplified from Natural Earth.TRADE FLOWS 2024Biggest tin trade routesIndonesia → China$418 mPeru → United States$382 mIndonesia → India$312 mBolivia → Netherlands$222 mIndonesia → Singapore$193 mHS 800110: Unwrought tin, not alloyed. World trade $5.9 bn in 2024. Source: CEPII BACI (HS22).POLICYOn the critical listsUnited States (USGS): critical 2025United Kingdom (BGS): critical 2024Australia: strategic 2024Canada: critical 2024India: critical 2023South Korea: critical 2023China: strategic 2016prospectortrails.comSources: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, CEPII BACI, IEA (CC BY 4.0), World Bank,government lists. Figures rounded.PROSPECTOR TRAILSOpen data, drawn in numbers
Tin infographic: world production, top producers, reserves, a century of output, producing countries on a map, trade routes, critical lists. Data year 2025.

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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
290 kt (Sn content) USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Largest producer
China, 71 kt (24% of world) USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Top three producers' share
57% USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
World reserves, 2025
6.0 Mt (Sn content), largest in Indonesia USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Critical mineral lists
7 current lists in 7 jurisdictions (Australia, Canada, China, United Kingdom, India, South Korea, United States) government critical mineral lists
US net import reliance, 2025
77% USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Price, 2025
34,100 $/mt (Tin (nominal USD; LME refined, 99.85% purity, settlement price)) World Bank Pink Sheet
World production, 1905
94 kt (USGS historical series, as reported) USGS Data Series 140 (historical statistics)
World production, 2021 (historical series)
305 kt USGS Data Series 140 (historical statistics)
Largest trade flow, 2024
Indonesia → China, $418 m (HS 800110, Unwrought tin, not alloyed); world trade $5.9 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.

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