Refined copper production by country
United States: 0.85 Mt in 2025, 6th of 17 countries and territories with data (highest first).
Highest: 
China (14.00 Mt, 2025) · Lowest: 
Zambia (0.27 Mt, 2025) · 17 countries and territories with data.
Refined copper (such as electrolytic copper) produced from ore and scrap. Only the main producing countries for which the USGS reports figures are compared; the latest year is an estimate.
Ranking
Latest value for each country (within 5 years).
Over time
United States: rank over time
Rank among the countries with data in each year (highest first).
World ranking (highest first)
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 14.00 Mt | 2025 |
| 2 |  DR Congo | 2.80 Mt | 2025 |
| 3 |  Chile | 1.70 Mt | 2025 |
| 4 |  Japan | 1.40 Mt | 2025 |
| 5 |  Russia | 0.95 Mt | 2025 |
| 6 |  United States | 0.85 Mt | 2025 |
| 7 |  India | 0.62 Mt | 2025 |
| 8 |  Germany | 0.61 Mt | 2025 |
| 9 |  South Korea | 0.61 Mt | 2025 |
| 10 |  Poland | 0.56 Mt | 2025 |
| 11 |  Kazakhstan | 0.50 Mt | 2025 |
| 12 |  Mexico | 0.48 Mt | 2025 |
| 13 |  Australia | 0.46 Mt | 2025 |
| 14 |  Indonesia | 0.40 Mt | 2025 |
| 15 |  Peru | 0.34 Mt | 2025 |
| 16 |  Canada | 0.32 Mt | 2025 |
| 17 | Zambia | 0.27 Mt | 2025 |
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries, Copper chapter (entered by hand and updated once a year). License: public domain (U.S. Government work, CC0). Data retrieved: 2026-10-28.
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