Platinum Reserves by Country
Reported reserves and 2025 production by country, from USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries — see today's Platinum price for live rates.
USGS reports a country-level figure for 4 countries on platinum, with Russia holding the largest reported reserve. The full ranking, including countries with a reported production figure but no separate reserve number, is below.
The reserve quantities on this page reflect a combined platinum-group-metals ore body, not a per-element split — USGS reports one reserve figure per country for platinum and palladium together, so the same number appears on both metals' pages. Production figures, by contrast, are genuinely element-specific and are not shared. Because of this, this page does not show a reserve-share percentage for either metal — only USGS's own reported production share.
Top Reserve Holders
Platinum Reserves — Full Ranking
Reserve figures never sum across countries into a page-level total shown here — units and reporting bases vary by commodity; see each row's own unit. Percentages are exactly as reported by USGS, not recalculated.
| # | Country | Reserve | Global Reserve Share | 2025 Production | Global Production Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Russia
|
11,000,000 kg PGM content | Not calculated | 20,000 kg platinum | 11.76% |
| 2 |
 South Africa
|
3,000,000 kg PGM content | Not calculated | 120,000 kg platinum | 70.59% |
| 3 |
 United States
|
590,000 kg PGM content | Not calculated | 1,800 kg platinum | 1.06% |
| 4 |
 Canada
|
310,000 kg PGM content | Not calculated | 5,000 kg platinum | 2.94% |
| — | Other countries | Not reported | Not calculated | 3,900 kg platinum | 2.29% |
