Copper production - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Copper mine production in metric tons, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 54 countries was 391958 metric tons. The highest value was in Chile: 5624900 metric tons and the lowest value was in Namibia: 1040 metric tons. The indicator is available from 2001 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: metric tons; Source: USGS
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Countries Copper production, 2021 Global rank Available data
Chile 5624900 1 2001 - 2021
Peru 2299277 2 2001 - 2021
China 1910000 3 2001 - 2021
DR Congo 1740000 4 2001 - 2021
USA 1230000 5 2001 - 2021
Russia 941000 6 2001 - 2021
Zambia 841500 7 2006 - 2021
Australia 813000 8 2001 - 2021
Mexico 734100 9 2001 - 2021
Indonesia 731045 10 2001 - 2021
Canada 550418 11 2001 - 2021
Kazakhstan 510200 12 2001 - 2021
Poland 391300 13 2001 - 2021
Iran 339600 14 2001 - 2021
Brazil 335761 15 2001 - 2021
Panama 331000 16 2019 - 2021
Mongolia 315000 17 2001 - 2021
Uzbekistan 150000 18 2001 - 2021
Spain 146952 19 2001 - 2021
Serbia 121150 20 2001 - 2021
Ecuador 120000 21 2001 - 2021
Turkey 108000 22 2001 - 2021
Saudi Arabia 97527 23 2001 - 2021
Sweden 88000 24 2001 - 2021
Armenia 81700 25 2001 - 2021
Bulgaria 70000 26 2001 - 2021
Papua N.G. 66500 27 2001 - 2021
Philippines 51586 28 2001 - 2021
Laos 51147 29 2005 - 2021
Portugal 37900 30 2001 - 2021
Burma 33900 31 2001 - 2021
Vietnam 33600 32 2011 - 2021
Finland 32384 33 2001 - 2021
South Africa 28300 34 2001 - 2021
Morocco 28000 35 2001 - 2021
India 26300 36 2001 - 2021
Eritrea 20224 37 2015 - 2021
Mauritania 18845 38 2006 - 2021
Pakistan 18806 39 2003 - 2021
Botswana 10670 40 2001 - 2021
North Korea 10000 41 2001 - 2021
R. of Congo 10000 42 2017 - 2021
Romania 8900 43 2001 - 2021
Zimbabwe 8650 44 2001 - 2021
Colombia 8194 45 2001 - 2021
Georgia 8147 46 2001 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan 6900 47 2015 - 2021
North Macedonia 6600 48 2001 - 2021
Domin. Rep. 5600 49 2008 - 2021
Albania 4430 50 2011 - 2021
Bolivia 3310 51 2001 - 2021
Azerbaijan 2657 52 2011 - 2021
Tanzania 1700 53 2001 - 2021
Namibia 1040 54 2001 - 2021


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1. Chile
2. Peru
3. China
4. DR Congo
5. USA
6. Russia
7. Zambia
8. Australia
9. Mexico
10. Indonesia
11. Canada
12. Kazakhstan
13. Poland
14. Iran
15. Brazil
16. Panama
17. Mongolia
18. Uzbekistan
19. Spain
20. Serbia
21. Ecuador
22. Turkey
23. Saudi Arabia
24. Sweden
25. Armenia
26. Bulgaria
27. Papua N.G.
28. Philippines
29. Laos
30. Portugal
31. Burma
32. Vietnam
33. Finland
34. South Africa
35. Morocco
36. India
37. Eritrea
38. Mauritania
39. Pakistan
40. Botswana
41. North Korea
42. R. of Congo
43. Romania
44. Zimbabwe
45. Colombia
46. Georgia
47. Kyrgyzstan
48. North Macedonia
49. Domin. Rep.
50. Albania
51. Bolivia
52. Azerbaijan
53. Tanzania
54. Namibia
5624900
2299277
1910000
1740000
1230000
941000
841500
813000
734100
731045
550418
510200
391300
339600
335761
331000
315000
150000
146952
121150
120000
108000
97527
88000
81700
70000
66500
51586
51147
37900
33900
33600
32384
28300
28000
26300
20224
18845
18806
10670
10000
10000
8900
8650
8194
8147
6900
6600
5600
4430
3310
2657
1700
1040
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