Table 8.5
World Molybdenum Mine Production
Unit: kMT molybdenum 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Armenia | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 12.7 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 8.7 | 7.9 |
| Bulgaria | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Canada | 7 | 8.6 | 8 | 8.9 | 9.9 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 8 | 9.4 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
| Chile | 33.2 | 33.5 | 29.5 | 33.4 | 41.9 | 48 | 43.3 | 44.9 | 33.7 | 34.9 | 37.2 | 40.9 | 35.1 | 38.7 | 48.8 | 52.6 | 55.6 | 62.7 | 60.7 | 54.8 | 59.4 | 49.4 | 45.6 | 44.1 | 38.5 | 43.4 |
| China | 28.8 | 28.2 | 39.1 | 30.4 | 38.4 | 39.8 | 43.2 | 67.7 | 86.1 | 93.5 | 96.6 | 105.5 | 120.9 | 122.3 | 128.5 | 136.5 | 129.2 | 117.1 | 99.4 | 104.4 | 96 | 95.3 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90.2 |
| Iran | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3 | 3 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| Kazakhstan | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| Mexico | 6.7 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 14 | 15.1 | 16.9 | 18.6 | 16.3 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 17.1 | 16.2 |
| Mongolia | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| North Korea | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Peru | 7.2 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 14.2 | 17.3 | 17.2 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 12.3 | 17 | 19.1 | 16.8 | 18.1 | 17 | 20.2 | 25.8 | 28.1 | 28 | 30.4 | 32.2 | 34.1 | 31.6 | 33.5 | 41.9 | 38 |
| Russia | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 8.4 | 9.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
| United States | 41.1 | 37.6 | 32.3 | 33.5 | 41.5 | 58 | 59.4 | 57.2 | 55.8 | 47.2 | 59.6 | 67.7 | 56.2 | 60.9 | 68.5 | 50.9 | 35.7 | 40.5 | 42 | 43.6 | 50.8 | 40.5 | 34.6 | 34 | 34 | 39.2 |
| 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. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WORLD TOTAL | 134.6 | 134.8 | 134.1 | 131.2 | 161 | 185.8 | 185.6 | 213.8 | 223.4 | 223.7 | 245.3 | 269.1 | 266.9 | 278.8 | 303.5 | 296.4 | 283.7 | 295.2 | 275.8 | 278 | 290.4 | 266 | 249.6 | 254.8 | 254.9 | 261.1 |
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.