Copper mine production (2025)

With 5,300 thousand metric tons in 2025, Chile leads the world in copper mine production, followed by Democratic Republic of the Congo (3,200 thousand metric tons) and Peru (2,700 thousand metric tons). The top 5 is rounded off by China (1,800 thousand metric tons) and Russian Federation (1,300 thousand metric tons). Further down, United States of America (1,000 thousand metric tons) and Zambia (940 thousand metric tons) hold the next two spots. Australia (730 thousand metric tons), Indonesia (710 thousand metric tons), and Kazakhstan (710 thousand metric tons) round out the top ten. At the extremes, Chile is 7.5× as high as Kazakhstan (710 thousand metric tons). Three of the top ten are in Asia. Among these countries, Indonesia saw the largest year-over-year change at -29.7%.