Global graphite reserves 2010-2022
The total global reserves of graphite amounted to 330 million metric tons in 2022.
Turkey had the world’s largest reserves of natural graphite that year, at approximately 90 million metric tons. Graphite is a native element mineral and a semimetal, comprised of a crystalline allotrope of carbon. One of its well-known uses is as the 'lead' in pencils.
Turkey had the world’s largest reserves of natural graphite that year, at approximately 90 million metric tons. Graphite is a native element mineral and a semimetal, comprised of a crystalline allotrope of carbon. One of its well-known uses is as the 'lead' in pencils.
