List of countries by zinc production

This is a list of countries by zinc production in 2009 based on United States Geological Survey numbers.[1]

RankCountry/RegionZinc production (tonnes)
— World total11,200,000
1 China3,100,000
2 Peru1,509,129
3 Australia1,290,000
4 United States736,000
5 Canada698,901
6 India695,000
7 Kazakhstan480,000
8 Bolivia421,721
9 Mexico390,000[2]
10 Ireland385,670
11 Russia225,000 [2]
12 Sweden192,538
13 Brazil174,000[3]
14 Saudi Arabia160,000[2]
15 Poland100,000[2]
16 Morocco98,000
17 Turkey76,000[2]
18 Mongolia72,000[2]
19 North Korea65,000[2]
20 Vietnam45,000[2]
21 Namibia38,300[2][4]
22 Honduras36,370
23 Thailand34,000
24 Macedonia32,000
25 Finland30,233
26 Argentina30,000[2]
27 South Africa28,159
28 Chile27,801
29 Greece18,126
30 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the16,000
31 Bulgaria12,000[2]
32 Philippines10,035
33 Spain6,500[2]
34 Iran4,500[2]
35 South Korea4,000[2]
36 Armenia3,900[2]
37 Kosovo3,690
38 Bosnia and Herzegovina2,000[2]
39 Laos1,000[2]
40 Serbia1,000[2]
41 Portugal501
42 Myanmar45
World zinc output in 2009.

References
  1. Minerals Yearbook 2009
  2. estimate
  3. preliminary
  4. does not include ores sent to solvent extraction-electrowinning plant

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