List of countries by copper production
This is a list of countries by mined Copper production.
Production trends in the top five copper-producing countries, 1950-2012
Copper concentrates are commonly exported to other countries to be smelted. A nation's smelter production of copper can differ greatly from its mined production. See: List of countries by copper smelter production.
2017
| Rank | Country/region | Production (thousand tons of)[1][2] |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 859 |
| 7 |  Zambia | 797 |
| 8 |  Mexico | 742 |
| 9 |  Russia | 705 |
| 10 |  Indonesia | 622 |
| 11 |  Poland | 620 |
| 12 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 605 |
| 13 |  Kazakhstan | 540 |
| 14 |  Brazil | 419 |
| 15 |  Mongolia | 384 |
| 16 |  Iran | 314 |
| 17 |  Spain | 204 |
| 18 |  Laos | 153 |
2015
| Rank | Country/region | Production (thousand tons)[3] |
|---|---|---|
| World | 19,100 | |
| 1 | Chile | 5,760 |
| 2 | China | 1,710 |
| 3 | Peru | 1,700 |
| 4 | United States | 1,380 |
| 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
| Rank | Country/region | Production (thousand tons)[4] |
|---|---|---|
| Worldwide | 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
References
- Kay, Amanda (15 February 2018). "Top Copper Production by Country". Copper Investing News. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- https://www.world-mining-data.info/?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.—
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