What is it?
The only metal that is liquid at room temperature, and one of the most tightly regulated substances in the world.
Why does it matter?
Mercury is the clearest case of a material being deliberately designed out: the Minamata Convention is phasing it out of products and processes worldwide.
Deeper written sections for this material have not been published yet. Everything below is drawn straight from the source datasets and is complete.
Who produces it
See it on a map →Mine production
Mine productionmetric tons 2025 (estimated) World total 210.0 metric tons
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · Gross weight of mercury metal. · source ↗
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| Country | Production | Share of world |
|---|---|---|
| China | 200.0 | 95.2% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5.00 | 2.4% |
| Tajikistan | 4.00 | 1.9% |
| Morocco | 2.00 | 1.0% |
| Norway | 1.00 | 0.5% |
| United States | Not applicable | — |
| World total | 210.0 | 100% |
Mine production: exports
Mine production: exportsmetric tons 2025 (estimated)
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · Gross weight of mercury metal. · source ↗
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| Country | Production | Share of world |
|---|---|---|
| Peru | Not applicable | — |
“Withheld” means the USGS suppressed the figure to avoid disclosing an individual company's data — it does not mean zero. Country rows do not always sum to the world total because the source rounds each figure independently and does not always break out an “other countries” line.
Price
average unit value of imports, dollars per kilogram
Annual averagedollars per kilogram
Basis: average unit value of imports, dollars per kilogram. Annual averages as published in USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · source ↗. These are reference annual averages, not a live market quote.