Based on a comparison of 43 countries in 2015, China ranked the highest in primary aluminium production with 31,413 kt followed by Russia and Canada. On the other end of the scale was Japan with 0.500 kt, Nigeria with 2.00 kt and Netherlands with 28.2 kt.
Data for more countries are available at Aluminium (Primary) Production indicator page.
| Aluminium (Primary) 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 | 1,945 | 1,928 | 1,945 | 1,864 | 1,777 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bahrain | kt | 848 | 851 | 881 | 890 | 913 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | kt | 1,536 | 1,536 | 1,440 | 1,436 | 1,304 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | kt | 3,030 | 2,963 | 2,988 | 2,781 | 2,967 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 12,891 | 16,244 | 20,072 | 23,534 | 26,534 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | kt | 805 | 826 | 781 | 803 | 736 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 1,481 | 1,621 | 1,654 | 1,720 | 1,667 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | kt | ... | 545 | 551 | 562 | 562 | 562 | |||||||||||||||
| Norway | kt | 1,098 | 1,090 | 1,201 | 1,111 | 1,173 | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.0 | 125 | 469 | 628 | 634 | ||
| Russia | kt | 3,815 | 3,947 | 3,992 | 4,024 | 3,724 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 187 | ||
| South Africa | kt | 809 | 807 | 810 | 665 | 822 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 1,727 | 1,726 | 1,986 | 2,070 | 1,946 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | kt | 1,010 | 1,400 | 1,750 | 1,814 | 1,845 |
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