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U.S. rare earth exports by product 2013-2017

Rare earth exports from the United States from 2013 to 2017, by product (in metric tons)

The data shows the U.S.' rare earth exports from 2013 to 2017, by product type. In 2017, some 220 metric tons of cerium compounds were exported from the U.S. One year later, the amount of these compounds dropped to under eight metric tons.

Cerium compounds 734 608 600 310 220
Ferrocerium and pyrophoric alloys 1420 1640 1200 220 1300
Rare-earth metals, scandium, yttrium 1050 140 60 131 140
Rare-earth compounds, organic or inorganic 5570 3800 6000 350 420