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Titanium minerals in numbers

Titanium minerals (Ti) drawn as one poster: 9.4 Mt 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 2025Titanium mineralsTiAlloying metal · symbol TiTitanium minerals (ilmenite and rutile) are mainly turned into titanium dioxide pigment forpaints, plastics and paper; a small share becomes titanium metal for aerospace, defence andmedical uses.WORLD MINE PRODUCTION 20259.4 MtTiO2 content, ilmenite. USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries.TOP PRODUCER: CHINA34%3.2 Mt of the world total in 2025.WORLD RESERVES 2025490 MtLargest in Australia (170 Mt). TiO2 content, ilmenite.CRITICAL MINERAL LISTS7Current government critical or strategic lists namingtitanium minerals, across 7 jurisdictions.TOP 3 PRODUCERS68%US NET IMPORT RELIANCE 2025100%PRICE 20253,200 $/tTOP PRODUCERS 2025Where titanium minerals comes fromChina3.2 Mt34%Mozambique1.9 Mt20%South Africa1.3 Mt14%Australia780 kt8.3%Norway390 kt4.1%Senegal370 kt3.9%Canada360 kt3.8%Madagascar300 kt3.2%India240 kt2.6%Ukraine200 kt2.1%Mine production, TiO2 content, ilmenite. Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, estimates.Ilmenite output was about 9.4 Mt TiO2 content in 2025: China 3.2 Mt, Mozambique 1.9 Mt, South Africa1.3 Mt and Australia 0.8 Mt. Rutile is smaller (about 450 kt), led by Australia and Sierra Leone.Titanium sponge metal was about 370 kt, mainly China (260 kt) and Japan.1925–2020A century of titanium minerals production0.00 t3.8 Mt7.5 Mt11 Mt15 Mt192519391952196619791993200620202020: 11 Mt1925: 15 ktWorld production, USGS Ilmenite and Slag sheet column 'World production - Ilmenite'. Source: USGS Data Series 140,historical statistics.PRODUCING COUNTRIES11 countries reported titanium minerals output in 2025Filled countries produce it; brighter is larger. Outline map simplified from Natural Earth.TRADE FLOWS 2024Biggest titanium minerals trade routesSouth Africa → United States$181 mSouth Africa → Belgium$156 mCanada → Japan$149 mMozambique → China$148 mNorway → China$125 mHS 261400: Titanium ores and concentrates. World trade $3.2 bn in 2024. Source: CEPII BACI (HS22).POLICYOn the critical listsUnited States (USGS): critical 2025European Union: strategic 2024United Kingdom (BGS): critical 2024Australia: critical 2024Canada: critical 2024India: critical 2023South Korea: critical 2023prospectortrails.comSources: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, CEPII BACI, IEA (CC BY 4.0), World Bank,government lists. Figures rounded.PROSPECTOR TRAILSOpen data, drawn in numbers
Titanium minerals 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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World mine production, 2025
9.4 Mt (TiO2 content, ilmenite) USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Largest producer
China, 3.2 Mt (34% of world) USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Top three producers' share
68% USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
World reserves, 2025
490 Mt (TiO2 content, ilmenite), largest in Australia USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Critical mineral lists
7 current lists in 7 jurisdictions (Australia, Canada, European Union, United Kingdom, India, South Korea, United States) government critical mineral lists
US net import reliance, 2025
100% USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Price, 2025
3,200 $/t (TiO2 pigment: Price, dollars per metric ton) USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
World production, 1925
15 kt (USGS historical series, as reported) USGS Data Series 140 (historical statistics)
World production, 2020 (historical series)
11 Mt USGS Data Series 140 (historical statistics)
Largest trade flow, 2024
South Africa → United States, $181 m (HS 261400, Titanium ores and concentrates); world trade $3.2 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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