Tellurium production (refinery) by country
No recent data for the United States.
Highest: 
China (800 t, 2025) · Lowest: 
Bulgaria (1 t, 2025) · 8 countries and territories with data.
Tellurium recovered, mainly as a by-product of copper refining. Used in solar cells and thermoelectric devices. Only the main producing countries for which the USGS reports figures are compared; the latest year is an estimate.
Ranking
Latest value for each country (within 5 years).
Over time
United States: rank over time
Rank among the countries with data in each year (highest first).
World ranking (highest first)
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 800 t | 2025 |
| 2 |  Russia | 67 t | 2025 |
| 3 |  Japan | 61 t | 2025 |
| 4 |  Sweden | 46 t | 2024 |
| 5 |  Canada | 28 t | 2025 |
| 6 |  Uzbekistan | 18 t | 2025 |
| 7 |  South Africa | 5 t | 2025 |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 1 t | 2025 |
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries, Tellurium chapter (entered by hand and updated once a year). License: public domain (U.S. Government work, CC0). Data retrieved: 2026-10-28.
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