Based on a comparison of 46 countries in 2015, China ranked the highest in copper (refined) production with 7,964 kt followed by Chile and Japan. On the other end of the scale was Thailand with 0.230 kt, Oman with 1.30 kt and Bolivia with 1.83 kt.
Data for more countries are available at Copper (Refined) Production indicator page.
| Copper (Refined) 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 | 445 | 424 | 477 | 460 | 481 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | kt | 3,277 | 3,244 | 3,092 | 2,902 | 2,755 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 4,051 | 4,540 | 5,163 | 5,879 | 6,667 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | kt | ... | ... | 170 | 259 | 355 | 453 | 643 | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 669 | 704 | 709 | 682 | 678 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 533 | 512 | 505 | 494 | 644 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 1,440 | 1,549 | 1,328 | 1,516 | 1,468 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | kt | 313 | 323 | 339 | 367 | 351 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | 261 | 247 | 403 | 377 | 355 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | kt | 502 | 547 | 571 | 566 | 565 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 855 | 900 | 927 | 889 | 876 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kt | 532 | 565 | 595 | 591 | 604 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | kt | 329 | 348 | 354 | 407 | 351 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 1,161 | 1,095 | 1,040 | 1,001 | 1,040 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | kt | 690 | 767 | 516 | 530 | 568 |
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