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    Sodium
    AdequateIndustrial minerals & gasesSupporting

    Sodium

    Abundant and cheap — listed by the UK as critical, partly for its role in emerging sodium-ion batteries.

    Supply risk index
    26
    / 100
    Top producer
    n/a
    China share
    n/a
    US import reliance
    —
    World output 2025
    W / n.a.
    On national lists
    1 / 10
    Why it matters for AI infrastructure
    Supporting — Indirect or minor role (structures, alloys, niche parts)

    Sodium-ion batteries are an emerging low-cost option for stationary storage.

    Backup & storage
    Adequate
    Diversified, well-supplied market

    Who calls it critical

    Membership on each government list. “Strategic” marks a higher tier where the list has one; “group” means included as part of a group such as rare earths or PGMs.

    GB
    United Kingdom
    UK Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre (BGS) · 2024
    critical
    US
    United States
    Not listed
    DOE
    United States (DOE)
    Not listed
    EU
    European Union
    Not listed
    CN
    China
    Not listed
    JP
    Japan
    Not listed
    KR
    South Korea
    Not listed
    IN
    India
    Not listed
    AU
    Australia
    Not listed
    CA
    Canada
    Not listed

    Sodium: key questions

    Where is sodium mined or produced?
    Country-level production data for Sodium is limited or withheld in USGS statistics.
    Is sodium a critical mineral?
    Sodium appears on 1 of the 10 official lists we track (United Kingdom).
    Is sodium in short supply?
    Our supply status: Adequate. null
    Why does sodium matter for AI infrastructure?
    Sodium-ion batteries are an emerging low-cost option for stationary storage.

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