Table 8.10
World Refined Copper Consumption
Unit: kMT copper content · Cochilco, Anuario Cochilco 2025 · 2000 to 2025
| Series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,307.1 | 1,119.6 | 1,066.7 | 1,009.6 | 1,100.2 | 1,114.6 | 1,397.6 | 1,391.8 | 1,406.6 | 1,133.6 | 1,312.2 | 1,247 | 1,110.3 | 1,122.8 | 1,162.2 | 1,218.9 | 1,243.1 | 1,180.2 | 1,200.3 | 1,017.4 | 1,054 | 958.5 | 1,008.1 | 925.1 | 949 | 966.5 |
| Saudi Arabia | 160 | 160 | 160 | 159.6 | 159.6 | 159.6 | 159.6 | 159.6 | 159.6 | 159.6 | 159.6 | 151.6 | 172.8 | 132.7 | 159.9 | 176.8 | 177.3 | 132.2 | 100.4 | 107.5 | 112.8 | 75.2 | 119.4 | 138.3 | 152.1 | 171.9 |
| Argentina | 48.9 | 40 | 20.4 | 26 | 33.1 | 33.6 | 30.4 | 30.6 | 30.4 | 27.4 | 25.9 | 28.4 | 26.6 | 24.1 | 24.4 | 25 | 15.4 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 16.9 | 17.9 | 16.8 | 17.3 | 16.4 | 16.2 |
| Australia | 165.2 | 163.2 | 188.5 | 184.3 | 168.5 | 157.5 | 143.7 | 147.9 | 153.9 | 130.5 | 140.7 | 120.1 | 129.2 | 62.3 | 25.6 | 26.6 | 23 | 32.2 | 22.6 | 20 | 30.6 | 34.2 | 46.7 | 40 | 37.2 | 34.8 |
| Austria | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 35.8 | 35.6 | 34.8 | 34.8 | 34.8 | 34.8 | 34.8 | 34.8 | 34.8 | 34.8 | 34.8 |
| Belgium | 347 | 312 | 274.8 | 272 | 310 | 320.4 | 290 | 310 | 310 | 250 | 261.2 | 240.9 | 225.7 | 218 | 243.4 | 288.8 | 251.1 | 190.8 | 243.5 | 230.7 | 230.6 | 258.6 | 280.8 | 253.4 | 269.8 | 245.4 |
| Brazil | 331.2 | 345 | 236.7 | 300.2 | 332.4 | 335.2 | 339.1 | 330.4 | 379.5 | 328.4 | 457.5 | 399.8 | 432.4 | 394.6 | 384.5 | 321.5 | 292.5 | 281.7 | 291.3 | 304.4 | 224 | 242.4 | 249.5 | 243.2 | 281.6 | 255.8 |
| Bulgaria | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 15.2 | 38.4 | 45.5 | 59.4 | 77.4 | 53 | 38.9 | 49.1 | 29.6 | 42.5 | 52.2 | 36 | 50.6 | 72.8 | 69.8 | 70.2 | 61.9 | 63.5 | 74.9 | 73.2 | 53.7 | 61.5 |
| Canada | 272.1 | 265.2 | 274.1 | 257.3 | 297.2 | 289.7 | 300.6 | 206 | 196.9 | 142.1 | 148.6 | 144 | 154.9 | 157.4 | 172.2 | 148.8 | 170.4 | 177.8 | 198.4 | 194.1 | 165.4 | 190.8 | 161.3 | 206 | 217.9 | 173.3 |
| Chile | 83 | 90 | 81.4 | 96 | 100.4 | 102.7 | 110.7 | 105.3 | 103.2 | 91.2 | 100.2 | 96.2 | 95.6 | 94.9 | 94.8 | 79.1 | 83.8 | 70 | 55 | 44.9 | 46.2 | 62.5 | 62.8 | 71.4 | 72.4 | 72.1 |
| China | 1,928.1 | 2,307.3 | 2,736.9 | 3,083.7 | 3,363.9 | 3,656.1 | 3,613.8 | 4,863.4 | 5,148.9 | 7,085.8 | 7,385.4 | 7,880.8 | 8,895.6 | 9,830.1 | 11,302.7 | 11,353.1 | 11,642.2 | 11,790.5 | 12,482.3 | 12,799.5 | 14,527.4 | 13,885.2 | 14,684.6 | 14,764.9 | 15,333.4 | 15,423 |
| North Korea | 16 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 20.8 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 12 | 13.3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| South Korea | 862.2 | 848.5 | 936.3 | 900.5 | 939.5 | 868.5 | 827.9 | 858.1 | 815.1 | 933.1 | 856.1 | 784.1 | 721.3 | 722.3 | 758.7 | 704.9 | 759.1 | 766.9 | 717.1 | 632.8 | 618.9 | 601.2 | 658.1 | 637.4 | 650.3 | 676.2 |
| Egypt | 19 | 34.3 | 36 | 36 | 45 | 75 | 100 | 107.8 | 197.7 | 81.2 | 103.4 | 126.5 | 132.1 | 84.5 | 63.3 | 95.6 | 72.5 | 58.4 | 88.2 | 81.5 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| United Arab Emirates | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 61.6 | 63.4 | 40.5 | 23.3 | 98.5 | 205.5 | 150.9 | 151.2 | 151.2 | 151.2 | 151.2 | 151.2 | 151.2 | 151.2 |
| Spain | 289.3 | 299.1 | 312.3 | 311.6 | 331 | 332.7 | 318.3 | 315.9 | 312.2 | 301 | 343.9 | 329.7 | 307.3 | 298.3 | 311.3 | 333.7 | 311.7 | 339.5 | 358.5 | 364.9 | 349 | 337.7 | 356 | 339 | 359.7 | 407.1 |
| United States | 3,025.5 | 2,619 | 2,364.1 | 2,290 | 2,410 | 2,256.8 | 2,096 | 2,123 | 2,006.8 | 1,636.6 | 1,753.7 | 1,744.7 | 1,758 | 1,826.3 | 1,767 | 1,796 | 1,811 | 1,771 | 1,814 | 1,829 | 1,706 | 1,766 | 1,717 | 1,575 | 1,575 | 1,639 |
| Philippines | 35 | 34.3 | 35 | 33.2 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 43.7 | 79.9 | 73.1 | 96 | 18.4 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Finland | 115.7 | 101.1 | 89.1 | 101.5 | 104.7 | 92.9 | 82.7 | 79.7 | 60.6 | 65.8 | 70.5 | 85.5 | 71.9 | 68.1 | 68.1 | 68.9 | 76.4 | 62.2 | 67.6 | 62.7 | 43.8 | 74.4 | 84.5 | 80.4 | 78.7 | 74.3 |
| France | 574.2 | 537.7 | 561.2 | 551.3 | 535.8 | 472.2 | 460.5 | 365 | 379.1 | 215.3 | 193.5 | 183.1 | 178 | 200.6 | 206.7 | 182.3 | 195.9 | 209.5 | 201 | 199.3 | 172.4 | 171.3 | 160 | 156.7 | 154.6 | 160 |
| Greece | 134.6 | 129.7 | 125.7 | 106 | 118.2 | 89.3 | 103.9 | 103.7 | 75.5 | 54.6 | 34.9 | 49.2 | 50.6 | 53.4 | 54.3 | 59.6 | 73.9 | 81.7 | 61.4 | 65.2 | 71.1 | 71 | 67.3 | 66.7 | 83.3 | 63.1 |
| India | 240.2 | 292.6 | 295.1 | 307.5 | 334.8 | 397.2 | 406.7 | 516.1 | 515.4 | 551.5 | 514.1 | 402.2 | 455.8 | 423.3 | 434.2 | 491.4 | 499.3 | 485.6 | 512.4 | 526.7 | 431.7 | 502.6 | 684.2 | 837.3 | 805 | 824.1 |
| Indonesia | 59.8 | 104.3 | 108.6 | 121.4 | 188 | 180 | 185.2 | 205.2 | 205.2 | 205.2 | 210.7 | 214.2 | 244.2 | 243.9 | 244.7 | 229 | 203 | 219.7 | 230.7 | 179.8 | 166.1 | 167 | 185.4 | 195 | 213.7 | 140.4 |
| Iran | 101.7 | 95 | 95 | 94.8 | 120 | 94.8 | 125.5 | 144.3 | 144 | 168.9 | 173.3 | 196.8 | 198.5 | 176 | 148.3 | 156.8 | 94.6 | 114.1 | 184.4 | 165.9 | 206.5 | 190.8 | 157 | 175.3 | 154 | 163 |
| Italy | 673.9 | 676 | 672.7 | 664.7 | 715 | 680.5 | 800.5 | 763.6 | 634.7 | 522.9 | 618.8 | 607.9 | 570 | 551.6 | 625.1 | 613 | 596 | 635.1 | 552.1 | 555.7 | 475.1 | 616.5 | 631.6 | 557.9 | 539.5 | 487.8 |
| Japan | 1,349.2 | 1,144.7 | 1,163.9 | 1,202.3 | 1,278.6 | 1,228.9 | 1,282.3 | 1,251.9 | 1,184.4 | 875.4 | 1,060.3 | 1,003.3 | 985 | 996.4 | 1,072.4 | 997.5 | 972.7 | 998 | 1,039.2 | 1,010.7 | 890.7 | 909.4 | 892 | 805.1 | 835.7 | 767.1 |
| Kazakhstan | 16 | 27.3 | 64.5 | 56.8 | 54.6 | 48.5 | 72 | 60.3 | 55.4 | 59.6 | 52.7 | 42.1 | 55.2 | 55.2 | 55.2 | 44.8 | 17 | 26.2 | 24 | 38.4 | 34.6 | 34.6 | 34.6 | 34.8 | 34.8 | 34.8 |
| Malaysia | 166.2 | 159.9 | 185.4 | 133.1 | 185.7 | 224.4 | 224.4 | 224.4 | 224.4 | 224.4 | 196.8 | 207 | 189 | 182.9 | 161.3 | 239 | 242.4 | 261.1 | 204.3 | 279.5 | 132.5 | 224.2 | 269.7 | 250.2 | 292 | 278.9 |
| Mexico | 463.9 | 436.8 | 382.8 | 352.9 | 393.8 | 402 | 339.2 | 308.9 | 298.9 | 299.8 | 318.5 | 335.6 | 322.3 | 333.9 | 360.6 | 393.2 | 423.3 | 360.8 | 406.9 | 441.6 | 405.3 | 464.3 | 353.9 | 443.8 | 528.6 | 552.1 |
| Netherlands | 53.2 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50.4 | 50.4 | 50.4 | 50.4 | 50.4 | 50.4 | 50.4 | 50.4 | 50.4 | 50.4 | 50.4 | 50.4 | 50.4 | 50.4 | 50.4 | 50.4 | 50.4 | 50.4 | 50.4 | 50.4 | 50.4 | 50.4 |
| Pakistan | 9.6 | 12 | 16.8 | 14.8 | 17.4 | 18 | 21.6 | 16 | 16 | 15.5 | 9.7 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 15.2 | 10.2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Peru | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 67 | 55 | 40.9 | 45 | 50.1 | 32.9 | 93.4 | 85.3 | 72.1 | 106.6 | 112.6 |
| Poland | 246.3 | 271.9 | 246.5 | 253.3 | 274.3 | 270.5 | 274.5 | 300.5 | 242.4 | 214.2 | 259.1 | 251.1 | 247.9 | 238.6 | 277.4 | 280.4 | 283.9 | 274.2 | 296 | 286.6 | 286.1 | 302.2 | 307.7 | 298.4 | 297.6 | 301.7 |
| United Kingdom | 322.7 | 285.9 | 260.7 | 242.2 | 243.4 | 165.4 | 172.1 | 41.5 | 42.9 | 22.8 | 43 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 23 | 21.9 | 19 | 15.4 | 25.3 | 20.8 | 21.2 | 16.1 | 12.1 | 9.5 | 6.9 |
| Russia | 183 | 223.8 | 355 | 422.4 | 549.7 | 667.2 | 693.3 | 687.8 | 717.4 | 409.7 | 466.5 | 675.5 | 651.9 | 664.8 | 611.3 | 329.5 | 370.8 | 385.3 | 386.7 | 355.2 | 358.3 | 609.4 | 340.7 | 420 | 420 | 420 |
| Serbia | 8.3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 23 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 44.7 | 50.6 | 47.1 | 35.4 | 25.3 | 18.4 | 22.5 | 20.2 | 16 | 16.4 | 14.1 | 15.6 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Singapore | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 21.5 | 13.9 | 11.2 |
| South Africa | 82.8 | 74.4 | 80.3 | 74.5 | 85.6 | 87.5 | 83 | 82.8 | 88.3 | 91.2 | 67.3 | 87.4 | 89.8 | 85.1 | 52.1 | 57.5 | 40.4 | 35.2 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 21.6 |
| Sweden | 203.3 | 194.6 | 169.5 | 185.4 | 188.7 | 163.8 | 183.6 | 179.5 | 178.9 | 151 | 166.9 | 158.2 | 139.5 | 121.8 | 118.1 | 123.9 | 128.4 | 133.6 | 121.7 | 148 | 114.9 | 136 | 120.4 | 187.9 | 324.8 | 310.3 |
| Thailand | 150.6 | 166.5 | 186.2 | 204.4 | 247.3 | 240.8 | 250.6 | 206.4 | 255.5 | 215.6 | 243.8 | 229.5 | 240.5 | 247.7 | 256.7 | 273.5 | 342.3 | 363.4 | 361.3 | 356.4 | 297.3 | 343.2 | 349.2 | 319.5 | 313.7 | 329.4 |
| Taiwan | 628.4 | 540 | 655.8 | 619.2 | 689.5 | 638.4 | 642.5 | 603 | 582.3 | 493.6 | 532.4 | 457.2 | 432.4 | 437.5 | 464.9 | 470.9 | 507.2 | 497.9 | 382.2 | 370.7 | 378.4 | 418.2 | 372 | 331.5 | 482.7 | 346.3 |
| Türkiye | 248 | 194.2 | 225.2 | 264.9 | 280.9 | 316.2 | 301.9 | 390.7 | 365.1 | 322.9 | 369.2 | 382 | 429.4 | 436.3 | 432.8 | 467.7 | 464.1 | 445.5 | 482.3 | 463.7 | 438.2 | 465.5 | 507.3 | 517.5 | 487.6 | 553.5 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15.7 | 24 | 21 | 26 | 21.8 | 15.8 | 16.8 | 16.4 | 22.4 | 16 | 12.4 | 11.6 | 21.1 | 24.3 | 21.6 | 26.3 | 21.8 | 24.7 | 25.7 | 26.4 | 26.3 | 26.4 |
| Uzbekistan | 10 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 26.8 | 26.8 | 26.8 | 34.5 | 45.6 | 29.6 | 38.3 | 42.3 | 34.8 | 25.4 | 15.6 | 40.4 | 36 | 34 | 21 | 30 | 30 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.2 |
| Vietnam | 17.3 | 25.2 | 29.3 | 42 | 56 | 53.6 | 76.1 | 93.2 | 59.7 | 134.6 | 172.3 | 135.1 | 88.5 | 87.9 | 135.8 | 161 | 190.6 | 190.2 | 196 | 229.7 | 201.4 | 199.1 | 192.9 | 215.8 | 262.6 | 281.7 |
| Zambia | 13 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 21 | 21.6 | 24.8 | 22.5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Others | 113.3 | 134.8 | 120 | 107.4 | 120.9 | 119.4 | 153.7 | 170.8 | 186.2 | 171.4 | 159.7 | 172.5 | 90.1 | 109.1 | 98.1 | 140.8 | 154.6 | 85.9 | 71.6 | 67 | 53.4 | 46.3 | 36.5 | 26.7 | 27 | 31.5 |
| WORLD TOTAL | 15,191.2 | 14,685.5 | 15,037.1 | 15,315.4 | 16,671.2 | 16,679.5 | 16,998.4 | 18,107.2 | 18,123.3 | 18,149.5 | 19,336.5 | 19,564.5 | 20,316.9 | 21,132.8 | 22,756.4 | 22,794.5 | 23,186.5 | 23,236.6 | 23,884.4 | 23,987.7 | 24,858.2 | 25,050.4 | 25,783.3 | 25,800 | 26,923.9 | 26,883.1 |
Notes of the table
- n.d.: Datos no disponibles / Data not available
Source stated in the table
World Bureau of Metal Statistics (WBMS)
Source: Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco), Cochilco, Anuario Cochilco 2025 (XLSX), 2026. Read on Oct 6, 2026.
n.d.: no data · n.a.: not applicable · “< 1”: less than one unit.