“Open4Business has analyzed the world’s copper producers in 2024. According to the International Copper Study Group (ICSG) and the United States Geological Survey (USGS), global copper production reached 23 million tons in 2024, up 3.2% year-on-year.
Top 20 copper producing countries in 2024
Rank Country Production volume (mln tons)
1 Chile 5.3
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.3
3 Peru 2.6
4 China 1.8
5 Indonesia 1.1
6 USA 1.1
7 Russia 0.93
8 Australia 0.8
9 Kazakhstan 0.74
10 Mexico 0.7
11 Zambia 0.65
12 Canada 0.6
13 Poland 0.5
14 Brazil 0.4
15 Mongolia 0.35
16 Iran 0.3
17 Armenia 0.25
18 Serbia 0.2
19 Bolivia 0.18
20 Turkey 0.15
