Which Country Produces the Most Platinum?

Platinum Group Metals (Mine) Production (kg), 2015

Metals & Mining | February 22, 2018

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Based on a comparison of 12 countries in 2015, South Africa ranked the highest in platinum group metals (mine) production with 275,515 kg followed by Russia and Canada. On the other end of the scale was Serbia with 23.0 kg, Poland with 145 kg and Botswana with 187 kg.

Data for more countries are available at Platinum Group Metals (Mine) Production indicator page.

Platinum Group Metals (Mine) Production	Unit	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Australia	kg															1,034	781	445	706	786
Botswana	kg	...	...	...	...	...	...									5,474	3,328	2,488	3,017	1,555
Canada	kg															11,400	10,000	23,600	23,500	29,500
China	kg	...	...	...	...	...										2,100	2,100	2,100	2,100	2,100
Colombia	kg															929	997	1,231	1,460	1,504
Finland	kg	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	808	1,712
Poland	kg	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...					50.0	50.0	36.0	62.0	81.0
Russia	kg															139,700	144,400	136,100	117,600	111,600
Serbia	kg	...	...	...	...	...	...	...								50.0	22.0	10.0	25.0	23.0
South Africa	kg															271,393	287,304	288,850	254,338	264,188
USA	kg															16,485	15,050	16,100	15,970	16,320
Zimbabwe	kg															13,393	17,091	21,411	23,138	25,896