Titanium
A lightweight, strong, corrosion-resistant metal used in aerospace, defense, medical implants, and industrial equipment. TiO2 is also a major white pigment.
Where Titanium sits among tracked minerals
Share of global output from the #1 producing country, across all 20 minerals PlainCountries tracks
26.7% 17th of 20 higher than 3 of 20 tracked minerals
Top-producer share of global output, bucketed by value
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Source USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2024 · 2023 data year
Global Production Overview
Production by Country (2023)
| Rank | Country | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 26.7% |
| 2 | South Africa | 12.2% |
| 3 | Mozambique | 10.0% |
| 4 | Canada | 9.0% |
| 5 | Australia | 7.8% |
| 6 | Norway | 7.6% |
| 7 | Ukraine | 5.9% |
| 8 | India | 5.7% |
| 9 | United States | 3.3% |
| 10 | Brazil | 2.8% |
Click a country name to view its full profile. Production share percentages are calculated from USGS estimated global production.
Nearby Critical Minerals by leader share
Next read: Lithium · All minerals
How diffuse Titanium mine supply is
Titanium is comparatively diffuse versus this desk's high-concentration minerals, per the figures above. Titanium is tagged as a critical mineral in this corpus, governments track production geography because a shortage or export restriction can ripple through clean-energy and defense chains. A lightweight, strong, corrosion-resistant metal used in aerospace, defense, medical implants, and industrial equipment. TiO2 is also a major white pigment. Global mine production in 2023 was about 9.0 Mt.
USGS does not publish a single net-import-reliance percentage for Titanium in this release; use the country production table and the linked country profiles for exposure context. Leading producers are China, South Africa, Mozambique, Canada, Australia. Diffuse supply usually dampens single-country shock risk, but unit differences and reporting lags still matter when comparing rows.
Peer hop by leader-share distance: Lithium. Open any country name in the table for population, GDP, and the rest of that country's mineral slate.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country produces the most Titanium?
China is the world's leading producer of Titanium, accounting for approximately 27% of global mine production in 2023.
How is Titanium used?
A lightweight, strong, corrosion-resistant metal used in aerospace, defense, medical implants, and industrial equipment. TiO2 is also a major white pigment.
What is global Titanium production?
Global mine production of Titanium was approximately 9.0 Mt in 2023, measured in thousand metric tons (ilmenite equiv.).
How reliant is the US on imported Titanium?
US import reliance data for Titanium is not published as a single percentage in this release. Refer to the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries for current estimates.
Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2024 (U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center). Source: USGS National Minerals Information Center, data year 2023. Values are USGS estimates and may include revisions. US import reliance data from USGS.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.