List of Countries By Copper Production - Countries By Copper Production

Countries By Copper Production

This is a list of countries by copper production in 2006, mostly based on British Geological Survey accessed in June 2008. Some 2009 updates are provided for the top 10 producers based on Copper Investing News.

Rank Country/Region 2006 Copper production (tonnes) 2009 Copper production (tonnes)
World 15,100,000
1 Chile 5,360,800 5,320,000
2 United States 1,220,000 1,310,000
3 Peru 1,049,933 1,260,000
4 China 915,000 960,000
5 Australia 875,000 900,000
6 Indonesia 817,796 950,000
7 Russia 675,000 750,000
8 Zambia 502,998 655,000
9 Canada 606,958 580,000
10 Poland 497,200 440,000
11 Kazakhstan 459,200
12 Iran 249,100 255,000
13 Papua New Guinea 194,355
14 Argentina 180,144
15 Brazil 147,836
16 DR Congo 131,400
17 Mongolia 129,675
18 Mexico 129,042
19 Uzbekistan 103,500
20 Bulgaria 99,000
21 South Africa 89,700
22 Sweden 86,746
23 Portugal 78,660
24 Laos 60,803
25 India 31,000
26 Turkey 30,000
27 Botswana 24,255
28 Burma 19,500
29 Pakistan 18,700
30 Armenia 17,800
31 Philippines 17,700
32 Georgia 14,600
33 Finland 13,000
34 Romania 12,179
35 North Korea 12,000
36 Vietnam 11,400
37 Serbia 11,100
38 Spain 8,700
39 Macedonia 7,054
40 Namibia 6,262
41 Mauritania 5,031
42 Morocco 4,500
43 Tanzania 3,285
44 Zimbabwe 2,581
45 Japan 1,000
46 Cyprus 900
47 Saudi Arabia 604
48 Colombia 600
49 Albania 400

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