中国稀土矿十分丰富,约占世界总储量的80%,其他有资源的国家和地区是美国、印度、澳大利亚、原苏联、巴西等,日本也有一些储量,但经开采后已无工业价值。1995年世界稀土矿产量约5.7万吨,其中中国产2.5万吨,其次为美国和俄国。日本1996年进口原料、中间体和成品约1.84万吨,另有粗氯化稀土、氟碳铈矿4000余吨。其中从中国进口量约占48%,总金额占57%。但从俄 China’s rare earth ore is very rich, accounting for about 80% of the world’s total reserves. Other countries and regions with resources are the United States, India, Australia, the former Soviet Union, and Brazil. Japan also has some reserves, but after mining, it has no industrial value. In 1995, the output of rare earth minerals in the world was about 57,000 tons, of which China produced 25,000 tons, followed by the United States and Russia. Japan imported about 18,400 tons of raw materials, intermediates and finished products in 1996, and another 4,000 tons of crude chlorinated rare earths and cesium cesium. Which imports from China accounted for about 48% of the total amount of 57%. But from Russia