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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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