2010 – Bauxide reserve areas worldwide
Bauxite is the primary source of aluminum, accounting for 99% of the world’s metallic aluminum due to its structural properties such as conductivity, durability, ease of processing, and lightweight nature.
Here is information about some of the most important bauxite reserve areas worldwide and their shares of the global reserves:
| Country | Bauxite Reserve | Share of World Reserves |
| Guinea | 8.6 billion tons | 23% |
| Australia | 7.9 billion tons | 21% |
| Vietnam | 5.4 billion tons | 14% |
| Brazil | 2.5 billion tons | 7% |
| Jamaica | 2.5 billion tons | 7% |
| China | 2.3 billion tons | 6% |
| India | 1.4 billion tons | 4% |
| Guyana | 900 million tons | 2% |
| Greece | 600 million tons | 2% |
| Suriname | 600 million tons | 2% |
| Kazakhstan | 400 million tons | 1% |
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