Which countries have iron ore reserves? 74 countries in the Magna Factbook list iron ore among their natural resources, ranked and linked.
74 countries list iron ore among their natural resources. China — graded MAB by the Bureau — is the highest-ranked holder, ahead of United States, France. Control of iron ore is geopolitical leverage: whoever holds the resource weighs on supply chains.
| # | Country | Magna grade |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | MAB |
| 2 | United States | MAB |
| 3 | France | MAB |
| 4 | United Kingdom | MAB |
| 5 | Germany | MBA |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | MBA |
| 7 | Norway | MBA |
| 8 | Spain | MBA |
| 9 | Canada | MBA |
| 10 | India | MBA |
| 11 | Australia | MBA |
| 12 | Sweden | MBA |
| # | Country | Magna grade |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Brazil | MBA |
| 14 | Turkey | MBA |
| 15 | Luxembourg | MBA |
| 16 | Morocco | MBB |
| 17 | New Zealand | MBA |
| 18 | Chile | MBB |
| 19 | Peru | MBB |
| 20 | Finland | MBB |
| 21 | Portugal | MBB |
| 22 | Croatia | MBB |
| 23 | Albania | MBB |
| 24 | Romania | MBB |
| 25 | Malaysia | MBB |
| 26 | Austria | MBB |
| 27 | Colombia | MBB |
| 28 | Paraguay | MBB |
| 29 | Slovakia | MBB |
| 30 | Georgia | MBB |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | MBB |
| 32 | Greece | MBB |
| 33 | Iran | MCB |
| 34 | Azerbaijan | MCB |
| 35 | Algeria | MCB |
| 36 | Argentina | MCB |
| 37 | Cambodia | MCB |
| 38 | Egypt | MCB |
| 39 | Venezuela | MCB |
| 40 | Honduras | MCB |
| 41 | North Macedonia | MCB |
| 42 | Serbia | MCB |
| 43 | Nepal | MCB |
| 44 | Pakistan | MCB |
| 45 | Ukraine | MCB |
| 46 | Tunisia | MCB |
| 47 | South Africa | MCB |
| 48 | Bolivia | MCB |
| 49 | Andorra | MCB |
| 50 | Cuba | MCB |
| 51 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | MCB |
| 52 | Senegal | MCB |
| 53 | Lebanon | MCB |
| 54 | Mongolia | MCB |
| 55 | Nigeria | MCB |
| 56 | Tanzania | MCB |
| 57 | Botswana | MCC |
| 58 | Côte d'Ivoire | MCC |
| 59 | Guinea | MCC |
| 60 | Suriname | MCC |
| 61 | Gabon | MCC |
| 62 | Angola | MCC |
| 63 | Cameroon | MCC |
| 64 | Afghanistan | MCC |
| 65 | Mauritania | MCC |
| 66 | North Korea | MCC |
| 67 | Sierra Leone | MCC |
| 68 | Liberia | MCC |
| 69 | Sudan | MCC |
| 70 | Syria | MCD |
| 71 | Niger | MCD |
| 72 | Zimbabwe | MCD |
| 73 | Somalia | MCD |
| 74 | South Sudan | MCD |
