Silver production - Country rankings
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Silver production in metric tones, 2021:
The average for 2021 based on 60 countries was 417 metric tons. The highest value was in Mexico: 6108 metric tons and the lowest value was in Algeria: 0 metric tons. The indicator is available from 2002 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: metric tons; Source: USGS
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| Countries | Silver production, 2021 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 6108 | 1 | 2002 - 2021 |
| China | 3501 | 2 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Peru | 3310 | 3 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Australia | 1363 | 4 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Russia | 1322 | 5 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Poland | 1303 | 6 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Bolivia | 1292 | 7 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Chile | 1282 | 8 | 2002 - 2021 |
| USA | 1020 | 9 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Argentina | 720 | 10 | 2002 - 2021 |
| India | 610 | 11 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Sweden | 468 | 12 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Kazakhstan | 420 | 13 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Indonesia | 335 | 14 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Canada | 325 | 15 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Morocco | 288 | 16 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Uzbekistan | 237 | 17 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Turkey | 98 | 18 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Papua N.G. | 94 | 19 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Spain | 92 | 20 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Brazil | 80 | 21 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Panama | 78 | 22 | 2012 - 2021 |
| Domin. Rep. | 72 | 23 | 2012 - 2021 |
| Eritrea | 69 | 24 | 2012 - 2021 |
| Mongolia | 59 | 25 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Honduras | 47 | 26 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Portugal | 46 | 27 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Finland | 43 | 28 | 2002 - 2021 |
| South Africa | 38 | 29 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Bulgaria | 32 | 30 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Philippines | 31 | 31 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Colombia | 29 | 32 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Greece | 29 | 33 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Laos | 26 | 34 | 2012 - 2021 |
| Nicaragua | 23 | 35 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Armenia | 22 | 36 | 2002 - 2021 |
| North Korea | 20 | 37 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Burkina Faso | 16 | 38 | 2013 - 2021 |
| Georgia | 13 | 39 | 2012 - 2021 |
| Tanzania | 13 | 40 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Tajikistan | 11 | 41 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Botswana | 10 | 42 | 2012 - 2021 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6 | 43 | 2012 - 2021 |
| Namibia | 6 | 44 | 2002 - 2021 |
| South Korea | 6 | 45 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 46 | 2012 - 2021 |
| Ethiopia | 3 | 47 | 2002 - 2021 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 48 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 49 | 2012 - 2021 |
| Ghana | 2 | 50 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 51 | 2012 - 2021 |
| Japan | 2 | 52 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 53 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Ireland | 1 | 54 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Algeria | 0 | 55 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Cyprus | 0 | 56 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Fiji | 0 | 57 | 2012 - 2021 |
| Malaysia | 0 | 58 | 2012 - 2021 |
| Slovakia | 0 | 59 | 2012 - 2021 |
| UK | 0 | 60 | 2012 - 2021 |
Definition: Silver production in metric tones.
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3501
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