List of countries by copper production
This is a list of countries by mined copper production.
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Production trends in the top five copper-producing countries, 1950-2012
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.
2019
2017[1]
Rank | Country/region | Production (thousand tons of) |
---|---|---|
World | 19,939 | |
1 | ![]() | 5,503 |
2 | ![]() | 2,445 |
3 | ![]() | 1,656 |
4 | ![]() | 1,260 |
5 | ![]() | 1,094 |
6 | ![]() | 859 |
7 | ![]() | 797 |
8 | ![]() | 742 |
9 | ![]() | 705 |
10 | ![]() | 622 |
11 | ![]() | 620 |
12 | ![]() | 605 |
13 | ![]() | 540 |
14 | ![]() | 419 |
15 | ![]() | 384 |
16 | ![]() | 314 |
17 | ![]() | 204 |
18 | ![]() | 153 |
2015
Rank | Country/region | Production (thousand tons) |
---|---|---|
World | 19,100 | |
1 | ![]() | 5,760 |
2 | ![]() | 1,710 |
3 | ![]() | 1,700 |
4 | ![]() | 1,380 |
5 | ![]() | 1,020 |
6 | ![]() | 971 |
7 | ![]() | 732 |
8 | ![]() | 712 |
9 | ![]() | 697 |
10 | ![]() | 594 |
Other Countries | 3,800 |
1907
Rank | Country/region | Production (thousand tons) |
---|---|---|
World | 723 | |
1 | ![]() | 399 |
2 | ![]() | 61 |
3 | ![]() | 50 |
4 | ![]() | 50 |
5 | ![]() | 42 |
6 | ![]() | 27 |
7 | ![]() | 21 |
8 | ![]() | 15 |
gollark: Per... individual thing, yes, but not necessarily per unit of output or whatever.
gollark: Cost-efficiency's still a problem.
gollark: I see.
gollark: Also, I may be wrong but I think a lot of generation things are more efficient at larger scales rather than smaller ones.
gollark: I'm not sure that's a good thing, though - if you have more interconnected locations, they can load-balance in case of high demand.
See also
References
- https://www.world-mining-data.info/?World_Mining_Data___Data_Section
- Kay, Amanda (15 February 2018). "Top Copper Production by Country". Copper Investing News. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- "Annual Publications - 2017: copper production in 2015" (PDF). USGS Minerals Information: Copper. USGS. 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed. (1910), vol. 7, p. 109 - Copper. Production.—
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