Lead Reserves by Country

Türkiye's reported lead reserves fell about 86% in a single year — 2019 — and have never returned to their 2018 level. USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2019-2026 provide the underlying figures, which represent estimated quantities that can be economically extracted under applicable conditions rather than material mined in a given year. The table covers 12 countries, with 11 reported 2025 values, and listed reserves totaled 88,900 thousand metric tons in 2025. A further 5,900 thousand metric tons sits under Other countries, without individual country attribution. The source gives a rounded world total of 95,000 thousand metric tons.

Australia (34,000 thousand metric tons) leads China (22,000), with the pair holding about 63.0% of the listed total between them. Russia (8,900) is barely one-quarter of the leader; Mexico (5,600) and Peru (5,000) are smaller still.

Lead Reserves by Country

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#	Country	Latest Data (thousand metric tons)	Year
1	Australia AU	34,000	2025
2	China CN	22,000	2025
3	Russia RU	8,900	2025
4	Mexico MX	5,600	2025
5	Peru PE	5,000	2025
6	United States US	4,600	2025
7	Iran IR	2000	2025
8	Kazakhstan KZ	2000	2021
9	India IN	1900	2025
10	Sweden SE	1700	2025
11	Bolivia BO	1600	2025
12	Türkiye TR	1600	2025

Australia was the only listed country to change in 2025, with reserves falling 2.9% to 34,000 thousand metric tons.

Türkiye's 2019 cliff

Türkiye reported 6,100 thousand metric tons in 2018, then 860 from 2019 through 2022 — a drop of about 86% that still stands as the sharpest single-year fall in the table's history. The figure recovered to 1,600 for 2023 and has held there, now tied with Bolivia and a quarter of its former level.

China's 2022 low and rebound

China reported 18,000 thousand metric tons from 2018 through 2021, dipped to 12,000 in 2022, then climbed to 20,000 and 22,000 — nearly doubling from the low within two years. Russia traced a steadier ascent over the same span, from 4,000 in 2020-2021 to 8,900, more than doubling to take third place. Australia drifted the other way, easing from 37,000 in 2021 to 34,000.

2025 barely moved the ranking

Ten of the eleven reported 2025 values match 2024 exactly; Australia's slip from 35,000 to 34,000 (-2.9%) was the sole change. Mexico has reported 5,600 in all eight years shown. Kazakhstan (2,000 through 2021) is the only country with no reported value since 2022, while Iran has held 2,000 since entering the table that year.

Lead Reserves by Country

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#	Country	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
1	Australia	24,000	36,000	36,000	37,000	37,000	35,000	35,000	34,000
2	China	18,000	18,000	18,000	18,000	12,000	20,000	22,000	22,000
3	Russia	6,400	6,400	4,000	4,000	6,000	8,700	8,900	8,900
4	Türkiye	6,100	860	860	860	860	1600	1600	1600
5	Peru	6,000	6,300	6,000	6,400	5,300	5,000	5,000	5,000
6	Mexico	5,600	5,600	5,600	5,600	5,600	5,600	5,600	5,600
7	United States	5,000	5,000	5,000	5,000	4,600	4,600	4,600	4,600
8	India	2,500	2,500	2,500	2,500	2,500	1900	1900	1900
9	Iran	-	-	-	-	2000	2000	2000	2000
10	Kazakhstan	2000	2000	2000	2000	-	-	-	-
11	Sweden	1100	1100	1100	1100	1700	1700	1700	1700
12	Bolivia	600	1600	1600	1600	1600	1600	1600	1600

Methodology

Figures come from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2019-2026, with 2025 values estimated. Units are thousand metric tons, as reported by the source. Empty means the source reported no value; 0 means the source reports zero. The source's world total is rounded, so shares are computed against the sum of the listed countries. Reserves and production are different measures and should not be combined without equalizing units.