globaltraffic.earth

Who buys Namibia’s uranium? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, Namibia exported $1.8 billion of uranium (17 thousand tonnes), 14.8% of the world total. China bought 82% of the total, followed by France (8%) and Canada (5%). Namibia was the world’s 3rd-largest exporter of uranium.

Summary

Value
$1.8billion
Tonnes
17thousand tonnes
Share of world total
14.8%
World rank
3rd
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
China1.5Tonnes: 14,918USD per tonne: $100,92982.5%Air
France0.14Tonnes: 1,136USD per tonne: $121,8627.6%Air
Canada0.1Tonnes: 722USD per tonne: $134,6475.3%Air
United States0.08Tonnes: 509USD per tonne: $165,5214.6%Air
Austria< 0.01Tonnes: 7USD per tonne: $2,8170%Sea
South Africa< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $1880%Sea

Trend

Who it sells to

China has been its main destination since 2018

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

  • China 1.5
  • France 0.14
  • Canada 0.1
  • United States 0.08
  • Austria < 0.01

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
Partner19952024
China01.5
France00.14
Canada00.1
United States00.08
Austria0< 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.

See all products