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Where does China get its uranium? Import sources 2024

In 2024, China imported $3.3 billion of uranium (84 thousand tonnes), 26.6% of the world total. Kazakhstan sold 53% of the total, followed by Namibia (46%) and Thailand (0.5%). China was the world’s largest importer of uranium.

Summary

Value
$3.3billion
Tonnes
84thousand tonnes
Share of world total
26.6%
World rank
1st
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 15 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Kazakhstan1.7Tonnes: 11,239USD per tonne: $154,94653%Land
Namibia1.5Tonnes: 14,918USD per tonne: $100,92945.8%Air
Thailand0.02Tonnes: 3,630USD per tonne: $4,4900.5%Sea
Madagascar0.02Tonnes: 25,301USD per tonne: $6030.46%Sea
Indonesia< 0.01Tonnes: 1,069USD per tonne: $4,6270.15%Sea
Democratic Republic of the Congo< 0.01Tonnes: 822USD per tonne: $4,7890.12%Sea
Malaysia< 0.01Tonnes: 254USD per tonne: $2,5930.02%Sea
Nigeria< 0.01Tonnes: 26,795USD per tonne: $80.01%Sea
Brazil< 0.01Tonnes: 27USD per tonne: $4,9350%Sea
United States< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $12,292,0000%Air
Mozambique< 0.01Tonnes: 27USD per tonne: $660%Sea
Niger< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $8,0930%Sea
Uzbekistan< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea
Australia< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $13,9500%Sea
Austria< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Kazakhstan has been its main source since 2020

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • Kazakhstan 1.7
  • Namibia 1.5
  • Thailand 0.02
  • Madagascar 0.02
  • Indonesia < 0.01

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Kazakhstan01.7
Namibia01.5
Thailand00.02
Madagascar00.02
Indonesia< 0.01< 0.01

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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