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Which Country Produces the Most Refine Lead?

Lead (Refined) Production (kt), 2015

Metals & Mining | February 22, 2018

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Based on a comparison of 63 countries in 2015, China ranked the highest in lead (refined) production with 4,405 kt followed by USA and South Korea. On the other end of the scale was Bosnia and Herzegovina with 0.142 kt, Bolivia with 0.459 kt and Kenya with 1.00 kt.

Data for more countries are available at Lead (Refined) Production indicator page.

Lead (Refined) Production	Unit	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Australia	kt															235	218	232	207	232
Belgium	kt															109	121	119	119	129
Brazil	kt															155	172	184	188	182
Canada	kt															259	273	283	279	282
China	kt															3,773	4,158	4,604	4,591	4,935
Germany	kt															391	405	429	423	400
India	kt															332	367	419	460	463
Italy	kt															149	150	150	138	180
Japan	kt															248	267	253	259	252
Mexico	kt															229	257	282	279	271
Poland	kt															100	120	122	141	145
South Korea	kt															333	328	417	460	428
Spain	kt															138	165	177	160	157
USA	kt															1,215	1,255	1,248	1,221	1,264
United Kingdom	kt															312	301	275	312	296