In 2020, China was the leading refined copper producer, dwarfing all other countries with over ten million metric tons of the metal produced. This represented close to 42 percent of the world's total refined copper production. The country was followed by Chile and Japan, with respective refined production amounting to 2.3 and under 1.6 million metric tons.
Production volume of refined copper worldwide in 2020, by key producing countries (in 1,000 metric tons)
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World Bureau of Metal Statistics. (May 4, 2021). Production volume of refined copper worldwide in 2020, by key producing countries (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241269/world-annual-refined-copper-production-by-country/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. "Production volume of refined copper worldwide in 2020, by key producing countries (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. May 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241269/world-annual-refined-copper-production-by-country/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. (2021). Production volume of refined copper worldwide in 2020, by key producing countries (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241269/world-annual-refined-copper-production-by-country/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. "Production Volume of Refined Copper Worldwide in 2020, by Key Producing Countries (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241269/world-annual-refined-copper-production-by-country/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics, Production volume of refined copper worldwide in 2020, by key producing countries (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241269/world-annual-refined-copper-production-by-country/ (last visited April 27, 2024)
Production volume of refined copper worldwide in 2020, by key producing countries (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], World Bureau of Metal Statistics, May 4, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241269/world-annual-refined-copper-production-by-country/