List of countries by copper production
This is a list of countries by mined Copper production.
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 |  Australia |
859 |
| 7 |  Zambia |
797 |
| 8 |  Mexico |
742 |
| 9 |  Russia |
705 |
| 10 |  Indonesia |
622 |
| 11 |  Poland |
620 |
| 12 |  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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