Countries by Primary Aluminium Production 2025
Key Findings
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China leads in Primary Aluminium Production (Million Tonnes) with 43 in 2025.
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Average Primary Aluminium Production (Million Tonnes) in 2025: 7.66 · median: 2.90.
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Gap in 2025: China is 30.7× larger than Bahrain.
About This Dataset
Countries by Primary Aluminium Production 2025
Countries ranked by total primary aluminium smelter production in 2025, measured in million metric tonnes according to International Aluminium Institute monthly statistics. China accounts for approximately 58% of global primary aluminium production — a dominance built on the country's enormous installed smelting capacity, access to cheap coal-fired electricity that drives the energy-intensive electrolytic reduction process, and government strategic designation of aluminium as a foundational material for the automotive, construction, aerospace, and packaging industries underpinning Chinese industrial output. This concentration has repeatedly triggered anti-dumping investigations from Western aluminium producers who argue that subsidised Chinese electricity prices make fair competition structurally impossible, a dispute that has driven aluminium tariffs and trade restrictions across multiple jurisdictions.
Analysis
The top three in Primary Aluminium Production (Million Tonnes) in 2025 are China (43), India (4.20) and Russia (3.80). China alone accounts for more than the other 7 entities combined: 43 against 18.3 Primary Aluminium Production (Million Tonnes). Only 1 of the 8 reaches even half the leader's figure (21.5 or more).
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- International Aluminium Institute
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 2025 · 8 observations
- Measure
- Primary Aluminium Production (Million Tonnes)
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2025.
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