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Which Country Produces the Most Refined Copper?

Copper (Refined) Production (kt), 2015

Metals & Mining | February 22, 2018

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Based on a comparison of 46 countries in 2015, China ranked the highest in copper (refined) production with 7,964 kt followed by Chile and Japan. On the other end of the scale was Thailand with 0.230 kt, Oman with 1.30 kt and Bolivia with 1.83 kt.

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

Copper (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															445	424	477	460	481
Chile	kt															3,277	3,244	3,092	2,902	2,755
China	kt															4,051	4,540	5,163	5,879	6,667
Dem. Republic of the Congo	kt							...	...							170	259	355	453	643
Germany	kt															669	704	709	682	678
India	kt															533	512	505	494	644
Japan	kt															1,440	1,549	1,328	1,516	1,468
Kazakhstan	kt															313	323	339	367	351
Mexico	kt															261	247	403	377	355
Poland	kt															502	547	571	566	565
Russia	kt															855	900	927	889	876
South Korea	kt															532	565	595	591	604
Spain	kt															329	348	354	407	351
USA	kt															1,161	1,095	1,040	1,001	1,040
Zambia	kt															690	767	516	530	568