World Mineral Statistics: Production and Trade by Country

The British Geological Survey maintains one of the world's largest databases on mineral production and trade, covering more than 70 economically important mineral commodities. Annual production statistics by mass are recorded for individual countries, grouped by continent, with import and export data available up to 2002. The data is compiled from primary official sources and is used by government, industry, and researchers for policy, economic analysis, and commercial strategy.

Use Cases

• Analyzing global supply trends for specific minerals based on annual country-level production data.
• Conducting economic impact studies using historical import and export statistics up to 2002.
• Informing commercial investment strategy with data on production volumes across more than 70 commodities.
• Supporting policy development with official, quality-assured statistics compiled from primary sources.

Strengths

• Broad coverage of more than 70 mineral commodities, metals, and mineral-based materials.
• Data is compiled from primary, official sources with quality assurance through international groups.
• Provides a long-term perspective with annual statistics recorded for individual countries.

Limitations

• Trade statistics (imports/exports) are only available for years up to 2002, limiting recent analysis.
• Key metadata such as row count, specific column names, and exact license are unavailable.
• The dataset's last update date is listed as 2026-04-30, which appears to be a future date and may be an error.

Provenance

Source

British Geological Survey (BGS)

Collection Method

Compiled from primary, official sources; quality assurance maintained through participation in groups like the International Consultative Group on Non-ferrous Metal Statistics.

Time Range

Annual data up to 2002 for trade statistics; production data time range unspecified.

Freshness

2026-04-30 (Note: This is a future date and may indicate a data entry error)

Geography

Global, with data for individual countries grouped by continent.