Zinc mine production (2025)

With 4.1 million metric tons in 2025, China leads the world in zinc mine production, followed by Peru (1.5 million metric tons) and Australia (1.1 million metric tons). The top 5 is rounded off by India (870.0 thousand metric tons) and Mexico (780.0 thousand metric tons). Further down, the United States (670.0 thousand metric tons) and Bolivia (500.0 thousand metric tons) hold the next two spots. Russia (430.0 thousand metric tons), Kazakhstan (360.0 thousand metric tons), and Sweden (230.0 thousand metric tons) round out the top ten. Across the top ten, China is 18× as high as Sweden (230.0 thousand metric tons). Three of the top ten are in Asia. Among these countries, Russia saw the largest year-over-year change at +38.7%.