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Where does the United States get its uranium? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United States imported $2.1 billion of uranium (16 thousand tonnes), 17% of the world total. Canada sold 59% of the total, followed by Australia (21%) and Kazakhstan (14%). The United States was the world’s 2nd-largest importer of uranium.

Summary

Value
$2.1billion
Tonnes
16thousand tonnes
Share of world total
17%
World rank
2nd
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 19 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Canada1.2Tonnes: 9,929USD per tonne: $125,50259.3%Land
Australia0.43Tonnes: 3,304USD per tonne: $130,69320.6%Air
Kazakhstan0.3Tonnes: 2,458USD per tonne: $123,64114.5%Air
Namibia0.08Tonnes: 509USD per tonne: $165,5214%Air
South Africa0.03Tonnes: 151USD per tonne: $229,2021.6%Air
Japan< 0.01Tonnes: 19USD per tonne: $17,5680.02%Sea
Egypt< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $187,7500%Air
Switzerland< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $4,558,2730%Air
United Kingdom< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $4,041,0000%Air
Germany< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $248,9840%Air
France< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $469,1670%Air
Belgium re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $958,6670%Air
Netherlands re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $722,3330%Air
Israel< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $200,0000%Air
Philippines< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $2,4390%Sea
India< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea
Thailand< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $1,0530%Sea
South Korea< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $3,6670%Sea
Greece< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Canada has been its main source since 2021

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

  • Canada 1.2
  • Australia 0.43
  • Kazakhstan 0.3
  • Namibia 0.08
  • South Africa 0.03

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Canada0.311.2
Australia0.060.43
Kazakhstan0.020.3
Namibia00.08
South Africa0.010.03

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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