@timofeyChina's 8,000 tonnes of bismuth in 2023 is the number that jumps out, and it's 79.13% of everything reported worldwide. World Mining Data 2025 has the full list, six countries total, all in metric tonnes. Vietnam comes next at 1,148. Then Japan at 500, Peru at 304, Kazakhstan at 100, and Bolivia at 58. That adds up to 10,110 tonnes globally, with China and Vietnam together holding 90.48% of the reported total. The six names are the only ones WMD lists for 2023. As for what bismuth is even for, it shows up in pharma, low-melt alloys, free-cutting steels, solders, and a bunch of other industrial work. Part of the Worldly Original Content series.

@timofeyChina's 8,000 tonnes of bismuth in 2023 is the number that jumps out, and it's 79.13% of everything reported worldwide. World Mining Data 2025 has the full list, six countries total, all in metric tonnes. Vietnam comes next at 1,148. Then Japan at 500, Peru at 304, Kazakhstan at 100, and Bolivia at 58. That adds up to 10,110 tonnes globally, with China and Vietnam together holding 90.48% of the reported total. The six names are the only ones WMD lists for 2023. As for what bismuth is even for, it shows up in pharma, low-melt alloys, free-cutting steels, solders, and a bunch of other industrial work. Part of the Worldly Original Content series.