Zinc production - Country rankings
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Zinc production in metric tons, 2023:
The average for 2023 based on 47 countries was 257 metric tons. The highest value was in China: 4060 metric tons and the lowest value was in South Korea: 1 metric tons. The indicator is available from 2003 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: metric tons; Source: USGS
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| Countries | Zinc production, 2023 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 4060 | 1 | 2003 - 2023 |
| Peru | 1469 | 2 | 2003 - 2023 |
| Australia | 1094 | 3 | 2003 - 2023 |
| India | 854 | 4 | 2003 - 2023 |
| USA | 766 | 5 | 2003 - 2023 |
| Mexico | 584 | 6 | 2003 - 2023 |
| Bolivia | 492 | 7 | 2003 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan | 340 | 8 | 2003 - 2023 |
| Russia | 300 | 9 | 2003 - 2023 |
| Sweden | 218 | 10 | 2003 - 2023 |
| South Africa | 198 | 11 | 2003 - 2023 |
| Brazil | 191 | 12 | 2003 - 2023 |
| Portugal | 180 | 13 | 2006 - 2023 |
| Iran | 150 | 14 | 2003 - 2023 |
| Turkey | 130 | 15 | 2003 - 2023 |
| Canada | 120 | 16 | 2003 - 2023 |
| Eritrea | 117 | 17 | 2016 - 2023 |
| Spain | 83 | 18 | 2003 - 2023 |
| Cuba | 66 | 19 | 2017 - 2023 |
| Mongolia | 60 | 20 | 2005 - 2023 |
| Finland | 58 | 21 | 2003 - 2023 |
| Ireland | 53 | 22 | 2003 - 2023 |
| Tajikistan | 45 | 23 | 2011 - 2023 |
| Pakistan | 41 | 24 | 2009 - 2023 |
| Namibia | 40 | 25 | 2003 - 2023 |
| Morocco | 35 | 26 | 2003 - 2023 |
| Nigeria | 33 | 27 | 2008 - 2023 |
| Honduras | 32 | 28 | 2003 - 2023 |
| Uzbekistan | 32 | 29 | 2011 - 2023 |
| North Macedonia | 28 | 30 | 2003 - 2023 |
| Saudi Arabia | 26 | 31 | 2003 - 2023 |
| Chile | 22 | 32 | 2003 - 2023 |
| Greece | 17 | 33 | 2003 - 2023 |
| Bulgaria | 16 | 34 | 2003 - 2023 |
| R. of Congo | 12 | 35 | 2017 - 2023 |
| Vietnam | 12 | 36 | 2003 - 2023 |
| Burma | 11 | 37 | 2003 - 2023 |
| DR Congo | 11 | 38 | 2003 - 2023 |
| Domin. Rep. | 11 | 39 | 2015 - 2023 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 40 | 2018 - 2023 |
| North Korea | 10 | 41 | 2003 - 2023 |
| Montenegro | 8 | 42 | 2013 - 2023 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 7 | 43 | 2003 - 2023 |
| Serbia | 7 | 44 | 2003 - 2023 |
| Armenia | 5 | 45 | 2003 - 2023 |
| Argentina | 3 | 46 | 2003 - 2023 |
| South Korea | 1 | 47 | 2004 - 2023 |
Definition: Zinc production in metric tons.
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