Countries by Copper Mine Production 2025
Source:
Wikipedia
Key Findings
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Chile leads in Copper Mine Production (Thousand Tonnes) with 5,600 in 2025.
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Average Copper Mine Production (Thousand Tonnes) in 2025: 2,059 · median: 1,500.
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Gap in 2025: Chile is 6.7× larger than Russia.
About This Dataset
Countries by Copper Mine Production 2025
Countries ranked by total copper mine production in 2025, measured in thousand metric tonnes according to USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries and ICSG Copper Bulletin data. Chile has been the world's largest copper producer for over 50 years — with its vast porphyry copper deposits in the Atacama Desert, most notably the Escondida mine jointly operated by BHP and Rio Tinto and the state-owned Codelco operations at Chuquicamata and El Teniente, accounting for approximately 27% of global copper mine output. Copper's strategic importance has intensified dramatically with the electrification of the global economy — electric vehicles require four times more copper than internal combustion vehicles, and offshore wind turbines and solar panel installations require substantial copper wiring — making Chile's mining endowment an increasingly geopolitically significant resource.
Analysis
Chile (5,600), Peru (2,800) and DR Congo (2,400) take the top three in Copper Mine Production (Thousand Tonnes) in 2025. Chile and Peru together hold 51% of the combined total of all 8 entities. Only 2 of the 8 reach even half the leader's figure (2,800 or more). It takes the next three entities (Peru, DR Congo, China) added together to match Chile.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 2025 · 8 observations
- Measure
- Copper Mine Production (Thousand 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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