Supply chain footprint — snapshot year 2025
| Element | Share % | Quantity | Global rank | Confidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sr strontium |
39.2% | 200,000 tonnes per year | 1st | high | Iran 2024e: 200,000 tons gross weight celestite (unchanged from 2023). Reserves: 7,100,000 tons gross weight celestite. |
| C carbon |
6.4% | 262,900 million m3 per year | 9th | high | |
| C carbon |
5.2% | 234 million tonnes per year | 12th | high | |
| Ba barium |
3.8% | 310,000 tonnes per year | 6th | high | Iran 2024e: 310,000 tonnes, up from 300,000 in 2023. Reserves revised 2024: 100,000 thousand metric tons. |
| Fe iron |
3.6% | 90.0 million tonnes per year | 5th | high | USGS MCS 2025 table: Iran 2024e = 90,000 thousand metric tons (estimated). |
| S sulfur |
2.4% | 2.0 million tonnes per year | 12th | high | USGS MCS 2025 table: Iran 2024e = 2,000 thousand metric tons. |
| I iodine |
2.1% | 700 tonnes per year | 4th | high | Iran 2024e: 700 metric tons (estimated), unchanged from 2023. Reserves: 40,000 metric tons. |
| Pb lead |
1.4% | 60,000 tonnes per year | 10th | high | USGS MCS 2025: Iran 60 kt lead content 2024e (estimated; unchanged from 2023). |
| Mo molybdenum |
1.1% | 3,000 tonnes per year | 9th | high | USGS MCS 2025 table: Iran 3,000 metric tons 2024e (estimated), up from 2,500e in 2023. Reserves = 43 kt. |
| Na sodium |
1.0% | 2.7 million tonnes per year | 19th | high | USGS MCS 2025 table: Iran 2024e = 2,700 thousand metric tons. |
| Ca calcium |
0.9% | 4.0 million tonnes per year | 10th | high | USGS MCS 2025 table: Iran 2024e = 4,000 thousand metric tons. |
| Sb antimony |
0.5% | 500 tonnes per year | 9th | high | Iran 2024e mine production: 500 metric tons. |
| Element | Share % | Quantity | Global rank | Confidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O oxygen |
2.0% | 2.1 million tonnes per year | 8th | low | Iran remains a significant steel producer with meaningful oxygen demand. |
| Element | Share % | Quantity | Global rank | Confidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sr strontium |
37.2% | 7,100,000 tonnes | 2nd | high | Iran reserves: 7,100,000 tons gross weight celestite (USGS MCS 2025 table). |
| Ba barium |
25.5% | 100,000,000 tonnes | 2nd | high | Iran reserves: 100,000 thousand metric tons. Revised 2024. |
| Pb lead |
2.1% | 2,000,000 tonnes | 7th | high | USGS MCS 2025: Iran 2,000 kt lead content reserves. |
| Fe iron |
1.9% | 3,800,000,000,000 tonnes | 8th | high | USGS MCS 2025: Iran 3,800 million metric tons (revised). Iran ISO-3166: IR. |
| I iodine |
0.7% | 40,000 tonnes | 7th | high | Iran reserves: 40,000 metric tons. |
| Mo molybdenum |
0.3% | 43,000 tonnes | 11th | high | USGS MCS 2025 table: Iran 43 thousand metric tons. |