Mica Production by Country

Mica production by country measures how much mica each country mines, expressed in tonnes. The figures refer to mine production of scrap and flake mica, in line with the underlying sources. The statistics combine an Our World in Data series for the earlier years (2019-2023), built from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries and the BGS World Mineral Statistics, with 2024 and 2025 estimates taken directly from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026. The table below lists 21 countries with recorded production during the period. Individual 2025 estimates are available for 10 countries, which produced a combined 311,500 tonnes in 2025; together with the "Other countries" value of 39,000 tonnes, this totals 350,500 tonnes, slightly above the reported World total of 350,000 tonnes in the source. The remaining countries carry their latest available values from 2023 or earlier.

Countries With the Largest Mica Production in 2025

China produced the most mica in 2025 with 85,000 tonnes. Madagascar ranked second with 70,000, followed by Finland (57,000), the United States (26,000), South Korea (15,000), France (14,000), Canada (14,000), India (13,000), Türkiye (9,500), and Spain (8,000).

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#	Country	Latest Data (tonnes)	Year
1	China CN	85,000	2025
2	Madagascar MG	70,000	2025
3	Finland FI	57,000	2025
4	United States US	26,000	2025
5	Morocco MA	20,000	2023
6	South Korea KR	15,000	2025
7	France FR	14,000	2025
8	Canada CA	14,000	2025
9	India IN	13,000	2025
10	Türkiye TR	9,500	2025
11	Spain ES	8,000	2025
12	Russia RU	4,500	2023
13	Malaysia MY	3,980	2023
14	Brazil BR	2,950	2023
15	Iran IR	2000	2023
16	Sri Lanka LK	1500	2023
17	Mexico MX	590	2023
18	South Africa ZA	425	2023
19	Taiwan TW	155	2023
20	Nigeria NG	145	2023
21	Colombia CO	140	2023
22	Argentina AR	0	2020

China alone accounted for about 24 percent of the World total in 2025, and China and Madagascar together for about 44 percent; the top three countries accounted for about 61 percent. China's output was about 1.2 times that of Madagascar. Four countries produced more than 20,000 tonnes in 2025.

Mica Production Around the World

In Asia, China (85,000) leads, ahead of South Korea (15,000) and India (13,000). In Africa, Madagascar (70,000) is the largest producer; Morocco (20,000, 2023) retains its last available value.

In Europe, Finland (57,000) leads, ahead of France (14,000), Türkiye (9,500), and Spain (8,000); Russia (4,500, 2023) retains its last available value. In North America, the United States (26,000) leads, ahead of Canada (14,000). Brazil (2,950, 2023) and Argentina (0, 2019) retain the older values in South America, but neither has a 2024 or 2025 estimate in the source. No Oceania producer is listed in this dataset.

Largest Changes in Mica Production, 2024-2025

The United States recorded the largest increase, rising from 24,000 tonnes in 2024 to 26,000 in 2025 (up 2,000, about 8 percent). Finland rose from 56,900 to 57,000 (up 100).

Madagascar recorded the largest decline, falling from 90,000 to 70,000 tonnes (down 20,000, about 22 percent). South Korea fell from 21,000 to 15,000 (down 6,000, about 29 percent), India by 1,000, and Türkiye by 140. China (85,000), France (14,000), Canada (14,000), and Spain (8,000) held their levels.

The World total fell from 376,000 to 350,000 tonnes (down 26,000, about 6.9 percent).

The 2024 figures in this release are revised from earlier values, most notably Finland (revised up from 7,108 to 56,900 tonnes), India (up from 1,000 to 14,000), Madagascar (up from 62,900 to 90,000), and the United States (down from 40,000 to 24,000).

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#	Country	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
1	China	98,000	80,000	84,000	80,000	85,000	85,000	85,000
2	Morocco	48,892	39,600	25,685	20,330	20,000	-	-
3	United States	40,100	34,600	40,600	42,000	40,000	24,000	26,000
4	Madagascar	33,600	68,300	57,100	52,600	62,900	90,000	70,000
5	South Korea	23,433	20,983	10,985	4,685	19,891	21,000	15,000
6	Canada	21,000	13,254	16,000	14,115	14,000	14,000	14,000
7	France	19,000	19,000	19,000	19,000	19,000	14,000	14,000
8	Finland	9,440	7,247	10,138	9,465	7,108	56,900	57,000
9	Spain	7,769	7,126	9,220	9,342	8,100	8,000	8,000
10	Russia	5,689	4,654	4,500	4,500	4,500	-	-
11	Malaysia	4,358	4,083	3,406	3,779	3,980	-	-
12	Taiwan	3,312	3,186	10,983	1795	155	-	-
13	Brazil	3,231	9,260	4,145	1354	2,950	-	-
14	Sri Lanka	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	-	-
15	Iran	1120	2,600	2,600	2000	2000	-	-
16	India	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	14,000	13,000
17	Mexico	595	219	90	0	590	-	-
18	Türkiye	454	4,139	1663	6,066	8,715	9,640	9,500
19	Colombia	252	322	97	139	140	-	-
20	Nigeria	100	120	2,672	15	145	-	-
21	South Africa	9	194	630	392	425	-	-
22	Argentina	0	0	-	-	-	-	-

Methodology

The earlier figures come from Our World in Data, which compiles national mica production figures from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, the USGS Historical Statistics for Mineral and Material Commodities, and the BGS World Mineral Statistics, with major processing by Our World in Data; USGS data is prioritized, with BGS data used to supplement it. The earlier series covers 2019-2023. The 2024 and 2025 figures are estimates from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 where available; countries not reported individually keep their latest available Our World in Data values from 2023 or earlier. Values refer to mine production of scrap and flake mica, in tonnes; sheet mica production is reported separately in the source and is not included here (its world total is not available). The source reports production in metric tons for 2024-2025. The sum of individually reported country estimates does not equal the reported World total because the source applies rounding and other adjustments at the country and World levels. In the table, a zero reflects no production, while an empty cell means that no value was reported.