# Aluminium: Stocks

Plenty of bauxite, with Guinea holding a quarter

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/aluminum/stocks/

What this tab covers How much is left and how much is held. For minerals and energy: reserves, current output, years of supply and recycling for the top five countries. For farm commodities: production, ending stocks and stocks-to-use for the top five producers (USDA, October 2026). It also covers inventories and stockpiles.

#### Top five countries: reserves, output and years of supply

| Country | Reserves Mt bauxite | Current output Mt bauxite (mine, 2025e) | Years of supply | Recycling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Guinea** | 7,400 | 150 | 49 | n/a |
| **Australia** | 3,700 | 97 | 38 | n/a |
| **China** | 710 | 87 | 8 | n/a |
| **Brazil** | 1,700 | 33 | 52 | n/a |
| **India** | 650 | 25 | 26 | n/a |

 USGS MCS 2026, Bauxite and Alumina (world bauxite production and reserves table). Years of supply = reserves ÷ current output; reserves grow as prices and technology change, so this is not a countdown.

#### Recycling

No official world recycling rate is published by USGS or in the EU study. The EU end-of-life recycling input rate is 32% (EU CRM study 2023). In the US, aluminium from old scrap equalled about 28% of apparent consumption in 2025, and 3.6 Mt was recovered from all scrap (USGS). World bauxite reserves were 29 billion t in 2025, with resources of 55-75 billion t.

Bauxite is abundant. USGS reserves are 29 billion tonnes, about 66 years of 2025 bauxite output, and resources are 55-75 billion tonnes. Guinea alone holds 7.4 billion tonnes of reserves. Clays and other rocks could yield alumina too, at higher cost. The metal in use forms a large urban mine: the EU end-of-life recycling input rate is 32%. US old scrap equalled about 28% of apparent consumption in 2025. Inventories sit with producers and in LME warehouses. Alumina itself stores badly, because it absorbs moisture from the air (Blas & Farchy).

#### Reserves
 World reserves 29,000,000 thousand metric dry tons, bauxite (reserve life uses 2025e bauxite output of 440,000) Reserve life 66 years at 2025 production Guinea 26% Australia 13% Vietnam 11% Indonesia 10% Jamaica 7% Largest reserve holders, share of world reserves (USGS MCS 2026). Reserves are what is economic to extract today, not what exists.

#### Recycling
 End-of-life recycling input rate in the EU: 32% of demand met from post-consumer scrap (EU CRM study 2023).

In 2025 the US recovered about 3.6 million tons of aluminium from scrap, 56% from new scrap and 44% from old scrap; old scrap equalled about 28% of apparent consumption.

## Other sections

- [Summary](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/aluminum/index.md)
- [Overview](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/aluminum/overview/index.md)
- [Correlation](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/aluminum/correlation/index.md)
- [Extraction](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/aluminum/extraction/index.md)
- [Production](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/aluminum/production/index.md)
- [Cycles](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/aluminum/cycles/index.md)
- [Trading](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/aluminum/trading/index.md)
- [Movement](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/aluminum/movement/index.md)
- [Criticality](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/aluminum/criticality/index.md)
- [Characteristics](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/aluminum/characteristics/index.md)
- [Emissions](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/aluminum/emissions/index.md)
- [Relationships](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/aluminum/links/index.md)