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.