# Copper (mined) by nation — world ranking

Copper (mined) ranked across 14 producing nations, highest to lowest. Chile highest at 5.3 Mt (2025). Each figure carries its publisher and observation…

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Updated: 2026-08-10 (the resources domain's last refresh)

Definition: Copper mined from ore, by metal content. The latest year is a USGS estimate; the year before it is the reported figure.
Unit: tonnes. Ordered highest to lowest — a ranking of figures, not a grading of nations. Ties share a rank.

Note: the USGS names only the producers it lists; a nation absent here is not recorded as producing none — any output elsewhere sits inside the published world total. Shares of world production, with the "Rest of world" remainder: https://terralore.co/commodities/copper.md

## Ranking (14 producers listed)

| Rank | Nation | Value | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 5.3 Mt | 2025 |
| 2 | DR Congo | 3.2 Mt | 2025 |
| 3 | Peru | 2.7 Mt | 2025 |
| 4 | China | 1.8 Mt | 2025 |
| 5 | Russia | 1.3 Mt | 2025 |
| 6 | United States | 1.0 Mt | 2025 |
| 7 | Zambia | 940 kt | 2025 |
| 8 | Australia | 730 kt | 2025 |
| 9 | Indonesia | 710 kt | 2025 |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 710 kt | 2025 |
| 11 | Mexico | 690 kt | 2025 |
| 12 | Canada | 500 kt | 2025 |
| 13 | Poland | 410 kt | 2025 |
| 14 | India | 23.0 kt | 2025 |

## Sources

- Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 — U.S. Geological Survey · Public domain (U.S. Government work) · accessed 2026-08-10 · https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-center

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