With a value of over 52.8 million U.S. dollars, South Africa was the leading depleted uranium exporter in 2023. The second-largest depleted uranium exporter that year was Sweden, with a distant 10.3 million U.S. dollars in exports.
Depleted uranium is a by-product of enriched uranium. It is used by militaries to produce, amongst other applications, ammunition such as armor penetrating bullets due to its high density.
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Leading depleted uranium exporting countries worldwide in 2023, based on value
(in million U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Export value in million U.S. dollars
South Africa
52.8
Sweden
10.3
United States
7.5
Czechia
0.8
Italy
0.74
Spain
0.61
France
0.55
Australia
0.55
Malaysia
0.44
United Arab Emirates
0.32
Greece
0.24
India
0.23
Germany
0.21
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