List of countries by copper production
This is a list of countries by mined copper production.
Copper ore can be exported to be smelted so that a nation's smelter production of copper can differ greatly from its mined production. See: List of countries by copper smelter production.
2023
[edit]| Rank | Country/region | Production (× 1000 tons)[1] |
|---|---|---|
| — | World | 21,550 |
| 1 |  Chile |
5,000 |
| 2 |  Peru |
2,600 |
| 3 |  Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
2,500 |
| 4 |  China |
1,700 |
| 5 |  United States |
1,100 |
| 6 |  Russia |
910 |
| 7 |  Indonesia |
840 |
| 8 |  Australia |
810 |
| 9 |  Zambia |
760 |
| 10 |  Mexico |
750 |
| 11 |  Kazakhstan |
600 |
| 12 |  Canada |
480 |
| 13 |  Poland |
400 |
| — | Other Countries | 3,100 |
2020
[edit]| Rank | Country/region | Production (× 1000 tons)[2] |
|---|---|---|
| — | World | 16,890 |
| 1 | Chile |
5,700 |
| 2 | Peru |
2,200 |
| 3 | China |
1,700 |
| 4 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
1,300 |
| 5 | United States |
1,200 |
| 6 | Australia |
870 |
| 7 | Russia |
850 |
| 8 | Zambia |
830 |
| 9 | Mexico |
690 |
| 10 | Kazakhstan |
580 |
| 11 | Canada |
570 |
| 12 | Poland |
400 |
| — | Other Countries | 3300 |
2017
[edit]| Rank | Country/region | Production (× 1000 tons)[3][4] |
|---|---|---|
| — | World | 19,939 |
| 1 | Chile |
5,503 |
| 2 | Peru |
3,462 |
| 3 | China |
1,656 |
| 4 | United States |
1,260 |
| 5 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
1,094 |
| 6 | Australia |
859 |
| 7 | Zambia |
797 |
| 8 | Mexico |
742 |
| 9 | Russia |
705 |
| 10 | Indonesia |
622 |
| 11 | Poland |
620 |
| 12 | Canada |
605 |
| 13 | Zambia |
540 |
| 14 |  Brazil |
419 |
| 15 |  Mongolia |
384 |
| 16 |  Iran |
314 |
| 17 |  Spain |
204 |
| 18 |  Laos |
153 |
2015
[edit]| Rank | Country/region | Production (× 1000 tons)[5] |
|---|---|---|
| — | World | 19,100 |
| 1 | Chile |
5,760 |
| 2 | China |
1,710 |
| 3 | Peru |
1,700 |
| 4 | United States |
1,372 |
| 5 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
1,020 |
| 6 | Australia |
971 |
| 7 | Russia |
732 |
| 8 | Zambia |
712 |
| 9 | Canada |
697 |
| 10 | Mexico |
594 |
| Other Countries | 3,800 |
2012
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1907
[edit]| Rank | Country/region | Production (× 1000 tons)[6] |
|---|---|---|
| — | World | 723 |
| 1 | United States |
399 |
| 2 | Mexico |
61 |
| 3 | Spain and Portugal |
50 |
| 4 |  Japan |
50 |
| 5 |  Australasia |
42 |
| 6 | Chile |
27 |
| 7 |  Germany |
21 |
| 8 | Russia |
15 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Copper" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries. 31 January 2024. p. 65.
- ^ "Copper" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries. 29 January 2021. p. 53.
- ^ Kay, Amanda (15 February 2018). "Top Copper Production by Country". Copper Investing News. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "World Mining Data - Data Section".
- ^ "Annual Publications - 2017: copper production in 2015" (PDF). USGS Minerals Information: Copper. USGS. 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed. (1910), vol. 7, p. 109 - Copper. Production.—
Further reading
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