Aluminum

Used For: transportation, packaging, construction, electronics

Reserves: 75,000,000,000 Metric Tons

Percent Remaining: 99%

Largest Producers

Antimony

Used For: drugs, batteries, fire retardants

Reserves: 1,800,000 Metric Tons

Percent Remaining: 22%

Largest Producers

Cadmium

Used For: rechargeable batteries, tv screens

Reserves: 660,000 Metric Tons

Percent Remaining: 39%

Largest Producers

Chromium

Used For: plating, paint

Reserves: 350,000,000 Metric Tons

Percent Remaining: 66%

Largest Producers

Cobalt

Used For: alloys, blue dye

Reserves: 7,300,000 Metric Tons

Percent Remaining: 79%

Largest Producers

Copper

Used For: brass, wires, piping

Reserves: 630,000,000 Metric Tons

Percent Remaining: 54%

Largest Producers

Gold

Used For: jewellery, bullion

Reserves: 51,000 Metric Tons

Percent Remaining: 27%

Largest Producers

Graphite

Used For: pencils, steelmaking, brake linings, lubricants

Reserves: 71,000,000 Metric Tons

Percent Remaining: 63%

Largest Producers

Indium

Used For: touch screens, solar panels, LCD screens

Reserves: 11,000 Metric Tons

Percent Remaining: 59%

Largest Producers

Lead

Used For: bullets, car batteries

Reserves: 80,000,000 Metric Tons

Percent Remaining: 27%

Largest Producers

Manganese

Used For: iron & steel, dry cell batteries

Reserves: 630,000,000 Metric Tons

Percent Remaining: 54%

Largest Producers

Molybdenum

Used For: armour, aircraft parts, electrical contacts, industrial motors and filaments

Reserves: 9,800,000 Metric Tons

Percent Remaining: 63%

Largest Producers

Nickel

Used For: coins, plating

Reserves: 76,000,000 Metric Tons

Percent Remaining: 61%

Largest Producers

Platinum

Used For: fuel cells, catalytic converters, more jewellery

Reserves: 66,000 Metric Tons

Percent Remaining: 83%

Largest Producers

Phosphorus

Used For: fertilizer, pesticides, matches

Reserves: 65,000,000,000 Metric Tons

Percent Remaining: 90%

Largest Producers

Rare earths

Used For: hybrid cars, wind turbines

Reserves: 110,000,000 Metric Tons

Percent Remaining: 98%

Largest Producers

Silver

Used For: bandages, medals, jewellery

Reserves: 510,000 Metric Tons

Percent Remaining: 33%

Largest Producers

Tantalum

Used For: mobile phones

Reserves: 110,000 Metric Tons

Percent Remaining: 82%

Largest Producers

Tin

Used For: food cans, industry

Reserves: 5,200,000 Metric Tons

Percent Remaining: 21%

Largest Producers

Titanium

Used For: aircraft, armour

Reserves: 690,000,000 Metric Tons

Percent Remaining: 79%

Largest Producers

Tungsten

Used For: metalworking, mining, construction, lighting, electronics

Reserves: 2,900,000 Metric Tons

Percent Remaining: 51%

Largest Producers

Uranium

Used For: Nuclear power, nuclear weapons

Reserves: 5,469,000 Metric Tons

Percent Remaining: 69%

Largest Producers

Yttrium

Used For: TVs, computer monitors, fluorescent lights, x-ray screens

Reserves: 540,000 Metric Tons

Percent Remaining: 100%

Largest Producers

Zinc

Used For: brass, batteries

Reserves: 250,000,000 Metric Tons

Percent Remaining: 37%

Largest Producers

Oil

Used For: fuel

Reserves: 1,333,100,000,000 Barrels

Percent Remaining: 57%

Largest Producers

Gas

Used For: fuel

Reserves: 187,490,000,000,000 Cubic Meters

Percent Remaining: 61%

Largest Producers

Coal

Used For: fuel

Reserves: 412,440,666,667 Tonnes of Oil Equivalent

Percent Remaining: 63%

Largest Producers

Aluminum

99%

Coal

63%

Chromium

66%

Tin

21%

Oil

57%

Gas

61%

Cobalt

79%

Graphite

63%

Gold

27%

Uranium

69%

Copper

54%

Nickel

61%

Silver

33%

Titanium

79%

Phosphorus

90%

Molybdenum

63%

Zinc

37%

Manganese

54%

Cadmium

39%

Antimony

22%

Platinum

83%

Lead

27%

Tungsten

51%

Tantalum

82%

Indium

59%

Rare earths

98%

Non-Renewable

What's Left of the Original World Supply?

Legend

Resource

Remaining World Supply

Industry

Fuel

Military

Technology

Precious

Copyright 2011 Lev Eliezer Israel
contact@eliezerisrael.com

Thanks to Chuck Feingold for research assistance

Data sources: InformationIsBeautiful.com, USGS, IEA, BP, nationmaster.com, earth-policy.org, physorg.com.

Data for historical usage of Uranium and Coal are flat out guesses. Got historical data? Let me know.