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Where eight minerals on the EU and US critical minerals lists, oil, natural gas, electricity, food and fertiliser are produced and used, and which countries trade them with which. Each map shows one source’s own figures for each country, with the year they cover.
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under 1%25%+Withheld by sourceNo production listed
Critical minerals (EU and US lists)Australia mines 32% of the world’s lithium; the top three countries mine 72%.
Share of world mine production, 2025
Open critical minerals (EU and US lists)Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 20262025, estimatedUpdated 25 Oct 2026
under 1%25%+No figure
OilThe United States produced 16% of the world’s crude oil in 2025; the top three countries produced 39%.
Share of world production, 2025
Open oilSource: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Data2025Updated 10 Nov 2026
under 1%25%+No figure
Natural gasThe United States produced 25% of the world’s natural gas in 2024; the top three countries produced 47%.
Share of world production, 2024
Open natural gasSource: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Data2024Updated 10 Nov 2026
Under 20%80% or moreNo data
ElectricityLow-carbon sources made 41% of the world’s electricity in 2024. 37 of 193 countries got 80% or more of theirs from them.
Share of electricity from nuclear and renewables, 2024
Open electricitySource: Ember2024Updated 9 Nov 2026
under 1%25%+Not yet reportedNo figure
Food and fertiliserChina produced 18% of the world’s wheat in 2024; the top three countries produced 42%.
Share of world production, 2024
Open food and fertiliserSource: FAOSTAT (FAO)2024Updated 24 Oct 2026
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The United States, China and Russia, then the countries ranked first on most of this topic’s maps of world shares, volumes and counts.
- United StatesFirst on Maize production, maize use and 4 more
- ChinaFirst on Rare earths, gallium and 8 more
- RussiaFirst on Palladium
- IndiaFirst on Rice production
- BrazilFirst on Soybeans production
- AustraliaFirst on Lithium
- CanadaFirst on Potash production
- IndonesiaFirst on Nickel
- Democratic Republic of the CongoFirst on Cobalt
Indicator rankings
- Crude oil production2025 · Top 3: United States, Russia, Saudi Arabia
- Oil consumption2024 · Top 3: United States, China, India
- Natural gas production2024 · Top 3: United States (preliminary), Russia (preliminary), Iran (preliminary)
- Natural gas consumption2024 · Top 3: United States, Russia, China
- Electricity generated2024 · Top 3: China, United States, India
- Low-carbon electricity, % of its electricity2024 · Tied first at 100%: Albania, Bhutan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia and 3 more
Sources for this topic: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026; U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Data; Ember; FAOSTAT (FAO)How we measureAll sources