Country profile
Nigeria
For Nigeria, Rare Context holds 2 assets and rights in 1 class and figures on mine production. It is the number 3 producer of tantalum among the 11 countries the USGS lists.
Assets and rights
Each class links to its page for Nigeria.
- Carbon projects2 · 7,742,580 tCO2e
Mine production
4 commodities in the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, the ones where Nigeria ranks highest first.
| Commodity | Mine production, 2025 | World rank | Reserves | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tantalum, tantalum content | 390 t/year 0% | #3 of 11 | — | — |
| Beryllium, beryllium content | 40 t/year 0% | #4 of 7 | — | — |
| Rare earths, rare-earth-oxide (REO) equivalent | 1,500 t/year 0% | #10 of 12 | — | — |
| Tin, tin content | 3,500 t/year +13% | #13 of 14 | — | — |
World rank among the countries the USGS lists for each commodity, largest first. A percentage is the change on the year before.
Largest owners in Nigeria
By number of assets and rights they own, operate or hold here. Grid operators and users are not counted.
Data on this page
- Berkeley Offsets Database. Berkeley Offsets Database, CC BY 4.0.
- USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026. USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, CC0 1.0.