Q. Which of the following country is the largest producer of Uranium?
Answer: Kazakhstan
Notes: Kazakhstan is the world's largest uranium producer. In 2022, Kazakhstan produced 21,227 metric tons of uranium, which accounted for 43% of the world's uranium supply. Kazakhstan has been a major uranium producer for over 50 years. Other top uranium producers include:
- Canada, which produced 7,351 metric tons of uranium in 2022
- Namibia, which produced 11% of the world's uranium in 2022
- Uzbekistan, which produced about 3,300 metric tons of uranium in 2022
Kazakhstan has 12% of the world's uranium deposits. The Chu-Sarysu basin in central Kazakhstan accounts for over half of the country's known uranium resources.
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