Zinc reserves (2025)

Australia leads the world in zinc reserves at 64.0 million metric tons in 2025, followed by China (60.0 million metric tons) and Russia (29.0 million metric tons). Peru (18.0 million metric tons) and Mexico (14.0 million metric tons) close out the top 5. Next up, India (10.0 million metric tons) and the United States (9.3 million metric tons). Kazakhstan (7.4 million metric tons) and Sweden (4.1 million metric tons) round out the top nine. The gap across the top nine is wide: Australia has 16× the value of Sweden (4.1 million metric tons). Three of the top nine are in Asia.