Zinc mine production (2025)

With 4,100 thousand metric tons in 2025, China leads the world in zinc mine production, followed by Peru (1,500 thousand metric tons) and Australia (1,100 thousand metric tons). The top 5 is rounded off by India (870 thousand metric tons) and Mexico (780 thousand metric tons). Further down, United States of America (670 thousand metric tons) and Bolivia (500 thousand metric tons) hold the next two spots. Russian Federation (430 thousand metric tons), Kazakhstan (360 thousand metric tons), and Sweden (230 thousand metric tons) round out the top ten. At the extremes, China is 18× as high as Sweden (230 thousand metric tons). Three of the top ten are in Asia. Among these countries, Russian Federation saw the largest year-over-year change at +38.7%.