Table 8.4
World Copper Smelter Production
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 | 571.6 | 558.6 | 578.2 | 494.1 | 541.2 | 510 | 540 | 543.6 | 588.3 | 533.7 | 591 | 591 | 591 | 458.4 | 528.7 | 519.7 | 501.8 | 530.9 | 468.6 | 457.9 | 516.6 | 516.6 | 516.6 | 516.6 | 516.6 | 511.1 |
| Australia | 386.9 | 459.6 | 468.1 | 435 | 443 | 412 | 377 | 399 | 449 | 422 | 410 | 441 | 442.2 | 422.4 | 468.5 | 432.8 | 445.2 | 359.8 | 361 | 401.3 | 399.3 | 381.9 | 390.3 | 397.2 | 411.6 | 434 |
| Austria | 78.7 | 68.6 | 64.9 | 65.1 | 59.1 | 52.2 | 46.1 | 54.7 | 67.1 | 96 | 113.6 | 112.6 | 72 | 61.3 | 56 | 62.1 | 58.6 | 65.9 | 66.7 | 68.6 | 75.4 | 75.4 | 79.5 | 74.5 | 64.4 | 66.5 |
| Belgium | 144.7 | 138.2 | 125.9 | 120.2 | 107.7 | 113 | 104 | 115 | 115.9 | 117.4 | 114.3 | 115.4 | 124.4 | 153.8 | 146.3 | 141.7 | 140.4 | 172.3 | 134.8 | 145.9 | 151.9 | 151.9 | 136.5 | 133.2 | 133.2 | 103.8 |
| Brazil | 185.3 | 212.2 | 189.7 | 173.4 | 208 | 199 | 219.7 | 211 | 227.8 | 204.5 | 208.8 | 188.4 | 188.4 | 264 | 233.3 | 200.2 | 215.5 | 143.6 | 140.8 | 157.1 | 109.4 | 57 | 24.4 | 13.6 | 12.6 | 29.8 |
| Bulgaria | 175.6 | 146.3 | 181 | 215.3 | 227.1 | 240.1 | 238.5 | 229 | 278.2 | 287.1 | 247.1 | 285.9 | 266.4 | 330 | 309.5 | 348.4 | 296.8 | 375.2 | 358.7 | 310.2 | 335.3 | 311.6 | 381.1 | 318.8 | 359.6 | 192 |
| Canada | 603.7 | 643 | 538.7 | 456.9 | 476.2 | 471.9 | 520.5 | 516.8 | 485.5 | 346.2 | 349.8 | 329.9 | 310.4 | 283.3 | 320.8 | 310.1 | 333.5 | 320.5 | 320.1 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 288.6 | 315 | 315 | 315 |
| Chile | 1,460.4 | 1,503.2 | 1,438.6 | 1,542.4 | 1,517.6 | 1,558.1 | 1,565.5 | 1,514.3 | 1,369.2 | 1,522.3 | 1,559.8 | 1,522.3 | 1,342.4 | 1,358.3 | 1,362.4 | 1,382 | 1,365.3 | 1,264.6 | 1,246.1 | 1,011.2 | 1,206.3 | 1,206.6 | 1,112.4 | 1,073.9 | 994.6 | 821.1 |
| China | 1,013.9 | 1,145.1 | 1,179.9 | 1,379.2 | 1,502.9 | 1,751.5 | 1,917.5 | 2,111.5 | 2,453.4 | 2,693.9 | 2,825.6 | 3,036.7 | 3,601.4 | 4,228.9 | 5,167.9 | 5,504.8 | 6,115 | 5,965.7 | 6,357.4 | 7,082.7 | 6,784.1 | 7,250.3 | 7,773.2 | 8,266.2 | 8,536.5 | 9,091.3 |
| South Korea | 370 | 390 | 390 | 410 | 390 | 486 | 484 | 483.6 | 478 | 495.3 | 510.3 | 534.4 | 622 | 630 | 534.5 | 532.2 | 472.6 | 596.9 | 616.1 | 573.1 | 617.8 | 570.4 | 590.7 | 561.8 | 538.4 | 587.6 |
| Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 13.2 | 15.5 | 22 | 20.6 | 27.5 | 24.9 | 46.5 | 48.8 | 41.7 | 18.5 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 42.7 | 48.2 | 38.4 | 51.8 | 55.3 | 59.7 | 29.4 | 25.5 | 55.8 | 52.8 |
| Spain | 329.8 | 304.6 | 298 | 290.3 | 224.3 | 284.4 | 263.7 | 256.3 | 259.9 | 269 | 255 | 253 | 295.2 | 224.3 | 290.7 | 293.1 | 296.9 | 283.1 | 295.3 | 272 | 275.9 | 278.6 | 215 | 261.9 | 246.1 | 252.9 |
| United States | 1,002 | 919 | 683.1 | 539 | 542 | 523 | 500.8 | 617 | 574 | 597 | 601.5 | 538.3 | 485.3 | 516.5 | 522 | 526.5 | 562.7 | 470.4 | 535.6 | 464 | 315 | 360 | 374.7 | 378 | 455.4 | 444.2 |
| Philippines | 160 | 216.6 | 137.8 | 227.9 | 217.3 | 201.3 | 239.6 | 220 | 239.7 | 223.1 | 214.9 | 204.2 | 97 | 150 | 153.2 | 137.7 | 202.1 | 243.5 | 165.8 | 162.7 | 213.3 | 205.4 | 181.5 | 223.5 | 162.4 | 49.8 |
| Finland | 155.4 | 169.3 | 160.9 | 160.6 | 151.6 | 157.9 | 164.3 | 118.9 | 142.2 | 110.5 | 119.8 | 126.2 | 142.6 | 130.2 | 140.6 | 145.9 | 129.1 | 133.2 | 139.1 | 120.4 | 145.9 | 151.3 | 138.8 | 129.1 | 159 | 160.8 |
| India | 258.5 | 317.4 | 373.6 | 392.7 | 419.3 | 523.7 | 629 | 713.9 | 656.1 | 728.8 | 748.8 | 748.8 | 660.6 | 603.3 | 726.9 | 708.8 | 620.8 | 702.7 | 425 | 302.8 | 181.4 | 309.9 | 321.4 | 269.9 | 294.7 | 399.6 |
| Indonesia | 173.8 | 217.5 | 211.2 | 247.4 | 211.6 | 275 | 201.2 | 277.1 | 261.3 | 305.3 | 262.7 | 276.2 | 198.4 | 217.7 | 246.3 | 199.7 | 255.7 | 245.8 | 258.8 | 246.1 | 276.9 | 280.4 | 316.7 | 251.3 | 398.2 | 256 |
| Iran | 135 | 110 | 96 | 96 | 173.4 | 190 | 244 | 250 | 252 | 262.3 | 278.5 | 269.2 | 269.2 | 224.1 | 232.5 | 235.5 | 225.6 | 185.1 | 304.4 | 310.2 | 350.8 | 287.6 | 290.2 | 287.9 | 299.5 | 291.6 |
| Japan | 1,480.6 | 1,444.5 | 1,499.4 | 1,516.1 | 1,465.4 | 1,517.8 | 1,628.3 | 1,612.5 | 1,625.4 | 1,541.8 | 1,642.9 | 1,438 | 1,608.8 | 1,563 | 1,600.7 | 1,471.6 | 1,496.7 | 1,488.2 | 1,591.2 | 1,506.7 | 1,591.6 | 1,553.6 | 1,585.2 | 1,535.5 | 1,651.8 | 1,522.7 |
| Kazakhstan | 414.9 | 433.3 | 446.2 | 431.9 | 444.5 | 404.8 | 424.8 | 392.8 | 392.3 | 380 | 380.1 | 380.4 | 361.9 | 341.3 | 283.9 | 384.5 | 377.5 | 386.6 | 401.6 | 440.5 | 447.8 | 363.6 | 413.6 | 380.5 | 415.6 | 440.3 |
| Mexico | 326.8 | 347.8 | 263.4 | 220.1 | 271 | 301.2 | 260.2 | 222.6 | 200.2 | 169 | 168.9 | 242.7 | 260.9 | 220.8 | 258 | 307.4 | 316.4 | 277.4 | 244.9 | 289.6 | 254 | 223.1 | 247.1 | 253.8 | 245.6 | 246.9 |
| Namibia | 5.1 | 27.7 | 24.7 | 26.3 | 24.4 | 22.6 | 22.7 | 20.4 | 16.5 | 21.5 | 29.9 | 41.7 | 41.4 | 34.1 | 45.9 | 45.3 | 44.2 | 50.7 | 53.6 | 46 | 53.6 | 43.9 | 42.1 | 42.5 | 51.9 | 0 |
| Norway | 27 | 26.7 | 30.5 | 35.9 | 35.6 | 38.7 | 39.7 | 34.2 | 37 | 33.9 | 36.2 | 36.3 | 37.9 | 37.5 | 35.8 | 35.5 | 28.1 | 22.7 | 20.6 | 22 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oman | 24.3 | 21.7 | 24 | 17 | 17.1 | 24.5 | 20.7 | 13.9 | 11.9 | 16.3 | 13.3 | 19.5 | 0.6 | 20.1 | 21 | 26.5 | 11.3 | 5.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | 13 | 18.6 | 23.6 | 18.2 | 17.8 | 18.3 | 18.9 | 20.6 | 24 | 15.3 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10.1 | 12.5 | 13 | 4.1 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 16.8 | 21.6 | 21.1 |
| Peru | 340.4 | 392.3 | 379.6 | 376.1 | 377.8 | 381.6 | 381.3 | 296.1 | 360.4 | 341.5 | 313 | 299 | 290.1 | 316.9 | 314.6 | 327.9 | 309.5 | 316.9 | 327.8 | 294.3 | 342.7 | 308.2 | 324.1 | 360 | 358.9 | 305.4 |
| Poland | 482.5 | 513.8 | 540.1 | 584.1 | 580.5 | 583.9 | 589.4 | 558.6 | 537 | 515.2 | 548.1 | 550.1 | 549 | 536.8 | 576 | 582 | 507 | 511 | 512 | 541.2 | 532.6 | 581.4 | 572.7 | 580.7 | 588.7 | 570.9 |
| Russia | 758 | 758 | 800 | 790 | 850 | 850 | 850 | 850 | 850 | 850 | 849.7 | 849.6 | 849.6 | 865 | 884.4 | 879.9 | 867 | 946 | 1,019 | 1,041 | 1,050.2 | 990 | 984 | 981 | 930 | 844 |
| Serbia | 54 | 54 | 41.8 | 17.5 | 14.8 | 38.9 | 46.8 | 39.1 | 40.2 | 32.6 | 27.1 | 33.6 | 41.2 | 42.6 | 40.9 | 54.7 | 77 | 83.5 | 79.6 | 103 | 88 | 78.7 | 24.5 | 74.2 | 122.7 | 123.3 |
| South Africa | 136.1 | 121.2 | 117 | 112 | 89.3 | 100.5 | 102.6 | 110.7 | 95.9 | 85.9 | 75.7 | 79.4 | 55.3 | 69.9 | 58.5 | 60.9 | 51 | 52.6 | 33.3 | 26 | 13 | 17.3 | 17.7 | 16.4 | 18.7 | 16.7 |
| Sweden | 133.1 | 219.8 | 224.4 | 215 | 235.6 | 223.5 | 194.2 | 204 | 204.2 | 183.7 | 187.4 | 213.6 | 207.1 | 199 | 210.4 | 199.2 | 193.7 | 210.1 | 217.3 | 196.5 | 224.5 | 222.5 | 217.8 | 303.6 | 423 | 404.3 |
| Türkiye | 30 | 24.8 | 19.4 | 18.4 | 34.7 | 27.7 | 26.3 | 17.9 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 35.6 | 42.4 | 40.8 | 45.6 | 50.4 | 24.7 | 58.4 | 90.4 | 88.7 | 92.9 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 |
| Uzbekistan | 75 | 97.3 | 80 | 82 | 90 | 115 | 93 | 89.7 | 70.4 | 79.5 | 80.4 | 80 | 90 | 85.2 | 99.6 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 117 | 147.3 | 147.3 | 147.3 | 147.3 | 147.3 | 147.5 | 147.6 |
| Vietnam | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 9 | 6.9 | 18.4 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 15.8 | 15.1 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.2 |
| Zambia | 308.3 | 306 | 311.4 | 320.4 | 320.4 | 320.4 | 384 | 342.3 | 399 | 544.5 | 608 | 384 | 519.2 | 567.8 | 525.8 | 648.8 | 698.1 | 787.9 | 828.7 | 638.5 | 750.6 | 759.1 | 774.9 | 747 | 764.7 | 668.2 |
| Others | 86.9 | 70.6 | 40.7 | 35.7 | 57.1 | 65.3 | 41.2 | 40.7 | 33.3 | 32.9 | 33.6 | 34.5 | 28.1 | 31.3 | 9.8 | 11.6 | 12.9 | 11.9 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WORLD TOTAL | 11,888.3 | 12,378.7 | 11,958.2 | 12,054.7 | 12,346.7 | 12,999.6 | 13,406.2 | 13,516 | 13,854.6 | 14,085.9 | 14,471.2 | 14,360.9 | 14,767.1 | 15,269.3 | 16,496.8 | 16,905.1 | 17,421 | 17,442.3 | 17,812.2 | 17,871.5 | 17,963.2 | 18,190.9 | 18,639.4 | 19,052.4 | 19,809.5 | 19,486.5 |
Notes of the table
- n.d.: Datos no disponibles / Data not available
Source stated in the table
World Bureau of Metal Statistics (WBMS), para todos los países, excepto Chile / for all countries, except Chile Comisión Chilena del Cobre (COCHILCO), para Chile / for Chile
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.