List of countries by copper production
Production trends in the top five copper-producing countries, 1950-2012
This is a list of countries by mined copper production.
Copper concentrates are commonly exported to other countries to be smelted. A nation's smelter production of copper can differ greatly from its mined production. See: List of countries by copper smelter production.
2017
| Rank | Country/region | Production (thousand tonnes) |
|---|---|---|
| World | 19,700 | |
| 1 |  | 5,330 |
| 2 |  | 2,390 |
| 3 |  | 1,860 |
| 4 |  | 1,270 |
| 5 |  | 920 |
| 6 |  | 850 |
| 7 |  | 755 |
| 8 |  | 755 |
| 9 |  | 650 |
| 10 |  | 620 |
2015
| Rank | Country/region | Production (thousand tonnes) |
|---|---|---|
| World | 19,100 | |
| 1 | | 5,760 |
| 2 | | 1,710 |
| 3 | | 1,700 |
| 4 | | 1,380 |
| 5 | | 1,020 |
| 6 | | 971 |
| 7 |  | 732 |
| 8 | | 712 |
| 9 | | 697 |
| 1 | | 594 |
| Other Countries | 3,800 |
2012
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1907
| Rank | Country/region | Production (thousand tonnes) |
|---|---|---|
| World | 723 | |
| 1 | | 399 |
| 2 | | 61 |
| 3 |  | 50 |
| 4 |  | 50 |
| 5 |  | 42 |
| 6 | | 27 |
| 7 |  | 21 |
| 8 | | 15 |
References
- ↑ Kay, Amanda (15 February 2018). "Top Copper Production by Country". Copper Investing News. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ↑ "Annual Publications - 2017: copper production in 2015" (PDF). USGS Minerals Information: Copper. USGS. 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed. (1910), vol. 7, p. 109 - Copper. Production.—
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