Titanium Reserves by Country (Rutile)

Australia has held the top rutile figure since 2023 without ever adjusting it. The figures come from eight USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries editions covering 2019 through 2026. Reserves are estimated quantities that can be economically extracted under applicable conditions. The table covers 8 countries, with 6 reported 2025 values, and listed reserves totaled 47,990 thousand metric tons in 2025.

Australia (35,000 thousand metric tons) leads South Africa (6,200) by nearly six to one. Sierra Leone (2,900), Ukraine (2,500) and Mozambique (720) follow — the top two hold about 85.9% between them. USGS reports more than 540 thousand metric tons under Other countries, likewise unattributed. The world total is reported as more than 49,000 thousand metric tons.

Titanium Reserves by Country (Rutile)

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#	Country	Latest Data (thousand metric tons)	Year
1	Australia AU	35,000	2025
2	South Africa ZA	6,200	2025
3	Sierra Leone SL	2,900	2025
4	Ukraine UA	2,500	2025
5	Mozambique MZ	720	2025
6	India IN	670	2025
7	Madagascar MG	520	2023
8	Kenya KE	70	2023

Ukraine returned to the table with 2,500 thousand metric tons after reporting no value in 2024.

A flat top since 2023

Australia reported 29,000 thousand metric tons in 2018-2019, dipped to 27,000, climbed through 31,000 to 35,000 for 2023, and has held that figure three years running. South Africa drifted the other way across the span, from 8,300 down to 6,200, edging up 100 (+1.6%) in 2025 — the year's only increase.

Small-end churn

Sierra Leone entered at 2,900 thousand metric tons in 2024 and held it. Ukraine skipped 2024 entirely, then returned at 2,500 for 2025. India jumped from 400 to 670 for 2024 (+67.5%) while Mozambique eased from 890 to 720. Below the top two, no two holders share the same history.

Kenya's decline and Madagascar's gap

Kenya reported 13,000 thousand metric tons in 2018, then 380, 170, 170, 170, and 70 before reporting no value from 2023 onward. The reported estimate had fallen by about 99% from its 2018 level. Madagascar reported 520 thousand metric tons in 2023 but no value in 2024 or 2025. The lower end of the table changed more sharply than the leading positions.

Titanium Reserves by Country (Rutile)

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#	Country	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
1	Australia	29,000	29,000	27,000	31,000	31,000	35,000	35,000	35,000
2	Kenya	13,000	380	170	170	170	70	-	-
3	South Africa	8,300	6,100	6,800	6,500	6,500	6,100	6,100	6,200
4	Sierra Leone	-	-	-	-	-	-	2,900	2,900
5	Ukraine	2,500	2,500	2,500	2,500	2,500	2,500	-	2,500
6	Mozambique	880	880	890	890	890	720	720	720
7	India	400	400	400	400	400	400	670	670
8	Madagascar	-	-	-	400	520	520	-	-

Methodology

Figures come from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2019-2026, with 2025 values estimated. Units are thousand metric tons of rutile, as reported by USGS. This page measures rutile; ilmenite is published as a separate series and the two are not interchangeable. Empty means the source reported no value; 0 means the source reports zero. The source’s world total, where published, may be rounded, approximate, a lower bound, or a textual estimate, 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.