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Who buys Kazakhstan’s uranium? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, Kazakhstan exported $4.5 billion of uranium (30 thousand tonnes), 36.2% of the world total. Its main destinations were Russia (41%), China (39%) and the United States (7%). Kazakhstan was the world’s largest exporter of uranium.

Summary

Value
$4.5billion
Tonnes
30thousand tonnes
Share of world total
36.2%
World rank
1st
Routes to the main destinations. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Destinations

The 6 main destinations in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Russia1.8Tonnes: 9,975USD per tonne: $181,71940.5%Land
China1.7Tonnes: 11,239USD per tonne: $154,94639%Land
United States0.3Tonnes: 2,458USD per tonne: $123,6416.8%Air
France0.28Tonnes: 3,798USD per tonne: $74,7696.4%Air
Canada0.23Tonnes: 1,648USD per tonne: $138,9485.1%Air
Romania0.1Tonnes: 473USD per tonne: $211,8912.2%Air

Trend

Who it sells to

Russia has been its main destination since 2022

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

  • Russia 1.8
  • China 1.7
  • United States 0.3
  • France 0.28
  • Canada 0.23

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Russia01.8
China01.7
United States0.020.3
France00.28
Canada00.23

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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