Which Country Produces the Most Mercury?

Mercury Production (kg), 2015

Metals & Mining | February 22, 2018

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Based on a comparison of 9 countries in 2015, China ranked the highest in mercury production with 1,861,000 kg followed by Mexico and Tajikistan. On the other end of the scale was Chile with 14,000 kg, USA with 15,000 kg and Morocco with 20,000 kg.

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

Mercury Production	Unit	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Argentina	kg	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...			9,468	32,000	31,000	37,000	28,000
Chile	kg															88,000	176,000	89,200	48,600	19,300
China	kg															1,425,000	1,585,000	1,493,000	1,347,000	1,822,000
Kyrgyzstan	kg	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...							140,000	99,000	112,000	74,000	31,000
Mexico	kg	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...							10,600	11,000	120,300	235,300	266,200
Morocco	kg	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...							18,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000
Russia	kg	...	...	...	...	...										50,000	50,000	50,000	50,000	50,000
Tajikistan	kg															19,000	88,000	100,000	103,000	130,000
USA	kg															15,000	15,000	15,000	15,000	15,000