Copper production - Country rankings
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Copper mine production in metric tons, 2020:
The average for 2020 based on 18 countries was 230466 metric tons. The highest value was in China: 1723100 metric tons and the lowest value was in Azerbaijan: 2642 metric tons. The indicator is available from 2001 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: metric tons; Source: USGS
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Countries | Copper production, 2020 | Global rank | Available data |
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China | 1723100 | 1 | 2001 - 2020 |
Kazakhstan | 551800 | 2 | 2001 - 2020 |
Indonesia | 505377 | 3 | 2001 - 2020 |
Iran | 313500 | 4 | 2001 - 2020 |
Mongolia | 303000 | 5 | 2001 - 2020 |
Burma | 185000 | 6 | 2001 - 2020 |
Uzbekistan | 140000 | 7 | 2001 - 2020 |
Saudi Arabia | 92915 | 8 | 2001 - 2020 |
Laos | 88163 | 9 | 2005 - 2020 |
Armenia | 82600 | 10 | 2001 - 2020 |
Philippines | 60856 | 11 | 2001 - 2020 |
Vietnam | 38000 | 12 | 2011 - 2020 |
India | 22800 | 13 | 2001 - 2020 |
Pakistan | 13200 | 14 | 2003 - 2020 |
Georgia | 10036 | 15 | 2001 - 2020 |
North Korea | 10000 | 16 | 2001 - 2020 |
Kyrgyzstan | 5400 | 17 | 2015 - 2020 |
Azerbaijan | 2642 | 18 | 2011 - 2020 |
Definition: Copper production in metric tons.
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