List of countries by copper production
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World copper output in 2012.
Production trends in the top five copper-producing nations
This is a list of countries by mined copper production for 2014.[1]
Copper concentrates are commonly exported to other countries to be smelted. A nation's smelter production of copper can differ greatly from its mined production. See: List of countries by copper smelter production.
| Rank | Country/region | 2014 copper production (thousand tonnes) |
|---|---|---|
| World | 18,500 | |
| 1 |  Chile | 5,750 |
| 2 |  China | 1,760 |
| 3 |  Peru | 1,380 |
| 4 |  United States | 1,360 |
| 5 |  Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1,030 |
| 6 |  Australia | 970 |
| 7 |  Russia | 742 |
| 8 |  Zambia | 708 |
| 9 |  Canada | 696 |
| 10 |  Mexico | 515 |
| Other Countries | 3,600 |
By way of comparison, here are figures from a century ago.[2]
| Rank | Country/region | 1907 copper production (thousand tonnes) |
|---|---|---|
| World | 723 | |
| 1 | United States | 399 |
| 2 | Mexico | 61 |
| 3 |  Spain and Portugal | 50 |
| 4 |  Japan | 50 |
| 5 | Australia | 42 |
| 6 | Chile | 27 |
| 7 |  Germany | 21 |
| 8 | Russia | 15 |
References
- ↑ "pg. 55 – Copper" (PDF). USGS. 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th ed. (1910), vol. 7, p. 109 - Copper. Production.—
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