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Rank | Country | World Mine Production, By Country (Metric tons, zinc content of concentrate and direct shipping ore, unless otherwise specified) |
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1 | China | 4,900,000 |  | 2 | Australia | 1,514,000 |  | 3 | Peru | 1,280,975 |  | 4 | India | 758,000 |  | 5 | United States | 738,000 |  | 6 | Mexico | 660,349 |  | 7 | Canada | 641,260 |  | 8 | Bolivia | 405,000 |  | 9 | Kazakhstan | 370,500 |  | 10 | Ireland | 337,500 |  | 11 | Russian Federation | 288,000 |  | 12 | Turkey | 206,000 |  | 13 | Brazil | 198,000 |  | 14 | Namibia | 194,380 |  | 15 | Sweden | 188,000 |  | 16 | Iran, Islamic Republic Of | 80,000 |  | 17 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of | 70,000 |  | 18 | Poland | 60,000 |  | 19 | Mongolia | 59,600 |  | 20 | Morocco | 58,000 |  | 21 | Finland | 51,467 |  | 22 | Argentina | 42,000 |  | 23 | Viet Nam | 38,000 |  | 24 | South Africa | 37,000 |  | 25 | Spain | 33,200 |  | 26 | Thailand | 31,000 |  | 27 | Portugal | 30,006 |  | 28 | Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of | 28,000 |  | 29 | Chile | 26,762 |  | 30 | Honduras | 26,000 |  | 31 | Uzbekistan | 25,000 |  | 32 | Greece | 20,000 |  | 33 | Philippines | 19,559 |  | 34 | Tajikistan | 18,000 |  | 35 | Saudi Arabia | 15,000 |  | 36 | Nigeria | 15,000 |  | 37 | Bulgaria | 12,116 |  | 38 | Pakistan | 12,000 |  | 39 | Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The | 10,572 |  | 40 | Armenia | 10,075 |  | 41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7,000 |  | 42 | Myanmar | 7,000 |  | 43 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4,500 |  | 44 | Serbia | 1,000 |  | 45 | Korea, Republic Of | 750 |  |
Source: United States Geological Survey (USGS) Minerals Resources Program
Note: Check source table for details and footnotes
Year of Estimate: 2012
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