Copper production - Country rankings
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Copper mine production in metric tons, 2018:
The average for 2018 based on 53 countries was 381635 metric tons. The highest value was in Chile: 5831600 metric tons and the lowest value was in Cyprus: 908 metric tons. The indicator is available from 2001 to 2018. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: metric tons; Source: USGS
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| Countries | Copper production, 2018 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 5831600 | 1 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Peru | 2436950 | 2 | 2001 - 2018 |
| China | 1591000 | 3 | 2001 - 2018 |
| DR Congo | 1225607 | 4 | 2001 - 2018 |
| USA | 1220000 | 5 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Australia | 920000 | 6 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Zambia | 854100 | 7 | 2006 - 2018 |
| Russia | 751400 | 8 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Mexico | 751000 | 9 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Indonesia | 651071 | 10 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Kazakhstan | 602700 | 11 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Canada | 542900 | 12 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Poland | 401696 | 13 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Brazil | 385800 | 14 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Iran | 316500 | 15 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Mongolia | 315174 | 16 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Spain | 186538 | 17 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Laos | 151880 | 18 | 2005 - 2018 |
| Sweden | 106100 | 19 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Uzbekistan | 100000 | 20 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Papua N.G. | 96000 | 21 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Turkey | 79600 | 22 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Philippines | 69933 | 23 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Bulgaria | 69841 | 24 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Armenia | 68928 | 25 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Portugal | 51700 | 26 | 2001 - 2018 |
| South Africa | 48100 | 27 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Finland | 46674 | 28 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Serbia | 42500 | 29 | 2001 - 2018 |
| India | 36000 | 30 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Morocco | 30000 | 31 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Mauritania | 28137 | 32 | 2006 - 2018 |
| Vietnam | 21900 | 33 | 2011 - 2018 |
| Saudi Arabia | 18000 | 34 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Argentina | 17400 | 35 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Eritrea | 17000 | 36 | 2015 - 2018 |
| Namibia | 15177 | 37 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Botswana | 13128 | 38 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Pakistan | 12538 | 39 | 2003 - 2018 |
| Romania | 11000 | 40 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Domin. Rep. | 10600 | 41 | 2008 - 2018 |
| North Korea | 10000 | 42 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Tanzania | 10000 | 43 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Colombia | 9920 | 44 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Georgia | 9200 | 45 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Zimbabwe | 9077 | 46 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Ecuador | 8000 | 47 | 2001 - 2018 |
| North Macedonia | 7718 | 48 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7600 | 49 | 2015 - 2018 |
| Albania | 3500 | 50 | 2011 - 2018 |
| Bolivia | 2900 | 51 | 2001 - 2018 |
| Azerbaijan | 1650 | 52 | 2011 - 2018 |
| Cyprus | 908 | 53 | 2001 - 2018 |
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