Copper production - Country rankings

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Copper mine production in metric tons, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 11 countries was 246266 metric tons. The highest value was in Democratic Republic of the Congo: 1740000 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
DR Congo 1740000 1 2001 - 2021
Zambia 841500 2 2006 - 2021
South Africa 28300 3 2001 - 2021
Morocco 28000 4 2001 - 2021
Eritrea 20224 5 2015 - 2021
Mauritania 18845 6 2006 - 2021
Botswana 10670 7 2001 - 2021
R. of Congo 10000 8 2017 - 2021
Zimbabwe 8650 9 2001 - 2021
Tanzania 1700 10 2001 - 2021
Namibia 1040 11 2001 - 2021


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Definition: Copper production in metric tons.

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1. DR Congo
2. Zambia
3. South Africa
4. Morocco
5. Eritrea
6. Mauritania
7. Botswana
8. R. of Congo
9. Zimbabwe
10. Tanzania
11. Namibia
1740000
841500
28300
28000
20224
18845
10670
10000
8650
1700
1040
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435000
870000
1305000
1740000


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