In 2020, China was the leading country in copper smelter production, dwarfing all other countries. China produced over 7.2 million metric tons of the commodity. It was followed by Japan and Chile, with respective production levels amounting to 1.7 and 1.2 million metric tons.
Global copper smelter production in 2020, by key producing country (in 1,000 metric tons)
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World Bureau of Metal Statistics. (May 4, 2021). Global copper smelter production in 2020, by key producing country (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241253/world-annual-copper-smelter-production-by-country/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. "Global copper smelter production in 2020, by key producing country (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. May 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241253/world-annual-copper-smelter-production-by-country/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. (2021). Global copper smelter production in 2020, by key producing country (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241253/world-annual-copper-smelter-production-by-country/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. "Global Copper Smelter Production in 2020, by Key Producing Country (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241253/world-annual-copper-smelter-production-by-country/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics, Global copper smelter production in 2020, by key producing country (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241253/world-annual-copper-smelter-production-by-country/ (last visited September 29, 2023)
Global copper smelter production in 2020, by key producing country (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], World Bureau of Metal Statistics, May 4, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241253/world-annual-copper-smelter-production-by-country/