Rare earths: production by producers' political stability

In 2021, countries classified as politically unstable accounted for the largest share of global rare earth oxide production. That year, 177,556 metric tons of rare earth oxides were produced in politically unstable countries. In comparison, 27,234 metric tons of rare earths were produced by extremely unstable countries.

Production volume of rare earth oxides worldwide in 2021, by political stability of producer countries (in metric tons)

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March 2023

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2021

Special properties

rare earth oxides

Supplementary notes

According to the source, political stability is defined as a measure of the perception of the likelihood that the government could be destabilized or overthrown by unconstitutional or violent means, including terrorism and political violence. Data from various dimensions of governance were analyzed to come up with a political stability score for each country. Scores fell between -2.5 and +2.5, with higher scores corresponding to higher levels of stability.

The source uses the following classes of political stability in their estimates: Less than -1.25: extremely unstable; -1.25 to 0: unstable; 0 to +1.25: fair; greater than +1.25: stable.

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