Uranium Producing Countries In The World (Top 10)

The uranium production has generally risen since 1993 and an increasing proportion of uranium, now 45 percent, is produced by In-situ leach mining, according to the World Nuclear Association’s market report data. This Top 10 list is based on uranium production in 2011.

1. Kazakhstan

Production in 2010 : 17803 tonnes
Production in 2011 : 19451 tonnes

2. Canada

Production in 2010 : 9783 tonnes
Production in 2011 : 9145 tonnes

3. Australia

Production in 2010 : 5900 tonnes
Production in 2011 : 5983 tonnes

4. Niger

Production in 2010 : 4198 tonnes
Production in 2011 : 4351 tonnes

5. Namibia

Production in 2010 : 4496 tonnes
Production in 2011 : 3258 tonnes

6. Uzbekistan

Production in 2010 : 2874 tonnes
Production in 2011 : 3000 tonnes

7. Russia

Production in 2010 : 3562 tonnes
Production in 2011 : 2993 tonnes

8. USA

Production in 2010 : 1660 tonnes
Production in 2011 : 1537 tonnes

9. China 

Production in 2010 : 1350 tonnes
Production in 2011 : 1500 tonnes

10. Ukraine

Production in 2010 : 850 tonnes
Production in 2011 : 890 tonnes