Zinc reserves (2025)

Australia leads the world in zinc reserves at 64,000 thousand metric tons in 2025, followed by China (60,000 thousand metric tons) and Russian Federation (29,000 thousand metric tons). Peru (18,000 thousand metric tons) and Mexico (14,000 thousand metric tons) close out the top 5. Next up, India (10,000 thousand metric tons) and United States of America (9,300 thousand metric tons). Kazakhstan (7,400 thousand metric tons) and Sweden (4,100 thousand metric tons) round out the top nine. The gap across this list is wide: Australia has 16× the value of Sweden (4,100 thousand metric tons). Three of the top nine are in Asia.