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Which Country Produces the Most Graphite?

Graphite Production (tonnes), 2015

Metals & Mining | February 22, 2018

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Based on a comparison of 17 countries in 2015, China ranked the highest in graphite production with 1,800,000 tonnes followed by India and Brazil. On the other end of the scale was Sweden with 113 tonnes, Germany with 398 tonnes and Pakistan with 2,864 tonnes.

Data for more countries are available at Graphite Production indicator page.

Graphite Production	Unit	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Austria	tonnes								...	...	...	...	...	...		750	420	27,450	18,840	17,190
Brazil	tonnes															59,425	92,364	105,188	88,110	91,908
Canada	tonnes															7,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000
China	tonnes															1,800,000	1,800,000	1,800,000	1,800,000	1,800,000
Dem. People's Republic of Korea	tonnes															30,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000
India	tonnes															124,625	115,697	153,339	134,735	146,390
Madagascar	tonnes															3,400	3,654	3,951	3,500	6,100
Mexico	tonnes															5,105	6,628	7,348	7,520	7,024
Norway	tonnes															4,562	6,270	7,789	6,992	6,207
Pakistan	tonnes	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	700	950	1,268	912	6,188
Russia	tonnes				...											14,000	14,000	14,000	14,000	14,000
Sri Lanka	tonnes															3,171	3,437	3,357	4,173	3,143
Turkey	tonnes						...	...				...	...	...		2,400	...	5,250	31,500	28,740
Ukraine	tonnes															4,300	2,800	600	4,600	6,900
Zimbabwe	tonnes															2,463	741	7,252	7,022	6,934