# Zinc (mined) by nation — world ranking

Zinc (mined) ranked across 10 producing nations, highest to lowest. China highest at 4.1 Mt (2025). Each figure carries its publisher and observation year.

Canonical: https://terralore.co/rankings/zinc-production
Updated: 2026-08-10 (the resources domain's last refresh)

Definition: Zinc mined, by metal content of concentrates and direct-shipping ores. The latest year is a USGS estimate.
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/zinc.md

## Ranking (10 producers listed)

| Rank | Nation | Value | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 4.1 Mt | 2025 |
| 2 | Peru | 1.5 Mt | 2025 |
| 3 | Australia | 1.1 Mt | 2025 |
| 4 | India | 870 kt | 2025 |
| 5 | Mexico | 780 kt | 2025 |
| 6 | United States | 670 kt | 2025 |
| 7 | Bolivia | 500 kt | 2025 |
| 8 | Russia | 430 kt | 2025 |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 360 kt | 2025 |
| 10 | Sweden | 230 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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