China supplies half or more of the world's output of 14 of the 35 critical minerals the USGS tracks, including gallium, bismuth, magnesium metal

China's share of world production in each mineral's latest year; the U.S. relies wholly on imports (100% net import reliance) for 13 of them

Energy & Transport · World Powers · USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries · 30 Dec 2025