Tungsten Reserves by Country

Australia first appears in the tungsten table in 2023 with 570,000 metric tons — instantly second place, where it has sat ever since. The figures come from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2019-2026 and describe estimated quantities that can be economically extracted. Reserves represent material that can be economically extracted under applicable conditions, rather than what is mined in a given year. 10 countries appear in the table; 8 have reported 2025 values, and the listed 2025 total stands at 3,748,400 metric tons. USGS gives the world total as more than 4,700,000 metric tons, a lower bound rather than an exact figure.

China (2,500,000 metric tons) leads Australia (570,000) by more than four to one. Russia (400,000) is third, with the top two holding about 81.9% of the listed total between them. USGS also places 950,000 metric tons under Other countries.

Tungsten Reserves by Country

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#	Country	Latest Data (metric tons)	Year
1	China CN	2,500,000	2025
2	Australia AU	570,000	2025
3	Russia RU	400,000	2025
4	Vietnam VN	170,000	2025
5	Spain ES	66,000	2025
6	United Kingdom GB	44,000	2019
7	North Korea KP	29,000	2025
8	Austria AT	10,000	2025
9	Mongolia MN	4,300	2020
10	Portugal PT	3,400	2025

Two holders changed in 2025; the other six repeated their 2024 figures.

Second from nowhere

Australia had never appeared in the series before 2023. Its opening figure of 570,000 metric tons exceeded Russia's 400,000 by more than two-fifths and now represents about 15.2% of the listed total. The same 570,000 figure appears again in 2024 and 2025, leaving Australia second in both years.

China's climb from the 2022 low

China reported 1,900,000 metric tons from 2018 through 2021, dipped to 1,800,000, then climbed through 2,300,000 and 2,400,000 to 2,500,000 in 2025 (+4.2%). The 2025 increase of 100,000 was the largest absolute gain in the table that year, in contrast to Australia's sudden entry two years earlier.

Gaps at the edge of the table

Vietnam fell from 100,000 to 74,000 in 2023, then rebounded through 140,000 to 170,000 in 2025 (+21.4%). The United Kingdom last appears with 44,000 metric tons in 2019, while Mongolia's 4,300 for 2020 is its only reported value. Six of the eight reported 2025 values did not move.

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#	Country	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
1	China	1,900,000	1,900,000	1,900,000	1,900,000	1,800,000	2,300,000	2,400,000	2,500,000
2	Australia	-	-	-	-	-	570,000	570,000	570,000
3	Russia	240,000	240,000	400,000	400,000	400,000	400,000	400,000	400,000
4	Vietnam	95,000	95,000	95,000	100,000	100,000	74,000	140,000	170,000
5	Spain	54,000	54,000	54,000	52,000	56,000	66,000	66,000	66,000
6	United Kingdom	43,000	44,000	-	-	-	-	-	-
7	North Korea	-	29,000	29,000	29,000	-	29,000	29,000	29,000
8	Austria	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000
9	Mongolia	-	-	4,300	-	-	-	-	-
10	Portugal	3,100	3,100	3,100	5,100	3,100	4,000	3,400	3,400

Methodology

Figures come from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2019-2026, with 2025 values estimated. Units are metric tons, exactly as reported. 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.