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Visualised: China's Rare Earth Exports by Country
- Jul 16
- 1 min read
Who’s controlling rare earth metals in the future of technology?

Rare earth metals are the ultimate backbone of EVs, semiconductors, defence systems and clean energy. They’re all important for the future. Interestingly, the nations that depend on them the most are racing to reduce this independence.
These materials don’t make the headlines but everything they power do.
China exported over $376 million worth of rare earth compounds in 2024 and Japan & USA alone accounted for more than 60% of that.
Here’s where it all flows:
Japan: $134.2 mn
USA: $104.5 mn
Vietnam: $26.7 mn
South Korea: $26.3 mn
Netherlands: $20.8 mn
Germany: $12.8 mn
Russia: $8.7 mn
Others: $43.0 mn
The geopolitics of supply chains is surely to watch out for.











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