Silver (mine) production fell 45.0% to 44.6 kt in Papua New Guinea in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, silver (mine) production in Papua New Guinea reached an all time high of 124 kt in 1991 and an all time low of 0.534 kt in 1970. When compared to Papua New Guinea's main peers, silver (mine) production in Australia amounted to 1,374 kt, 152 kt in Indonesia, 12.5 kt in New Zealand and 29.8 kt in Philippines in 2015.
Papua New Guinea has been ranked 26th within the group of 63 countries we follow in terms of silver (mine) production, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Silver (Mine) Production | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Australia | kt | 1,702 | 1,879 | 1,725 | 1,727 | 1,840 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 2,900 | 3,085 | 3,232 | 3,639 | 3,670 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | kt | 359 | 335 | 227 | 248 | 123 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | kt | ... | ... | 0.367 | 0.436 | 0.459 | 1.63 | 0.361 | ||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | kt | 14.3 | 17.1 | 14.3 | 5.63 | 11.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | kt | 55.1 | 84.0 | 90.1 | 81.3 | 89.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | kt | 33.8 | 41.0 | 45.5 | 49.2 | 40.0 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Taiwan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Vietnam | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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