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Platinum group metals in numbers

Platinum group metals (PGM) drawn as one poster: 190 t of world mine production in 2025, Russia the largest producer, 8 critical mineral lists. Scroll to draw it, then download it as SVG or PNG.

PROSPECTOR TRAILS · INFOGRAPHIC · DATA YEAR 2025Platinum group metalsPGMPrecious metal · symbol PGMPlatinum-group metals (platinum, palladium, rhodium and others) are used mainly in vehiclecatalytic converters, plus jewellery, chemicals, glass, electronics and hydrogen electrolysersand fuel cells.WORLD MINE PRODUCTION 2025190 tpalladium. USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries.TOP PRODUCER: RUSSIA44%84 t of the world total in 2025.WORLD RESERVES 202576 ktLargest in South Africa (63 kt). total PGM.CRITICAL MINERAL LISTS8Current government critical or strategic lists namingplatinum group metals, across 7 jurisdictions.TOP 3 PRODUCERS89%US NET IMPORT RELIANCE 202589%PRICE 20251,280 $/troy ozTOP PRODUCERS 2025Where platinum group metals comes fromRussia84 t44%South Africa70 t37%Canada16 t8.4%Zimbabwe15 t7.9%United States6.2 t3.3%Mine production, palladium. Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, estimates.Palladium output was about 190 t in 2025 (Russia 84 t, South Africa 70 t) and platinum about 170 t(South Africa 120 t, Russia 20 t, Zimbabwe 18 t). South Africa holds most reserves.1900–2022A century of platinum group metals production0.00 t138 t275 t412 t550 t190019171935195219701987200520222022: 437 t1900: 6.6 tWorld production, USGS column 'World production'. Source: USGS Data Series 140, historical statistics.PRODUCING COUNTRIES5 countries reported platinum group metals output in 2025Filled countries produce it; brighter is larger. Outline map simplified from Natural Earth.TRADE FLOWS 2024Biggest platinum group metals trade routesSouth Africa → China$2.1 bnSouth Africa → Japan$1.2 bnUnited Arab Emirates → India$1.1 bnSouth Africa → United States$649 mHong Kong → China$521 mHS 711011: Platinum, unwrought or in powder form. World trade $15 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 2024United States (DOE): critical 2023India: 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
Platinum group metals 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
190 t (palladium) USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Largest producer
Russia, 84 t (44% of world) USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Top three producers' share
89% USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
World reserves, 2025
76 kt (total PGM), largest in South Africa USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Critical mineral lists
8 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
89% USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Price, 2025
1,280 $/troy oz (Platinum (nominal USD; Platinum, 99.9% (99.95% from Jun 2025), London afternoon fixing / spot average)) World Bank Pink Sheet
World production, 1900
6.6 t (USGS historical series, as reported) USGS Data Series 140 (historical statistics)
World production, 2022 (historical series)
437 t USGS Data Series 140 (historical statistics)
Largest trade flow, 2024
South Africa → China, $2.1 bn (HS 711011, Platinum, unwrought or in powder form); world trade $15 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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