Country-wise Global Mine Production 2010 - 2018
Key Figures
- 526.1 tonnes of total Mine Production in North America
- 558.0 tonnes of total Mine Production in Central & South America
- 27.9 tonnes of total Mine Production in Europe
- 821.0 tonnes of total Mine Production in Africa
- 498.5 tonnes of total Mine Production in Commonwealth of Independent States
- 676.1 tonnes of total Mine Production in Asia
- 394.8 tonnes of total Mine Production in Commonwealth of Oceania
Gold mining is a global business with operations on every continent, except Antarctica, and gold is extracted from mines of widely varying types and scale.
At a country level, China was the largest producer in the world in 2018 and accounted for around 12 per cent of total global production. Our interactive gold mining map provides a breakdown of the top gold producing countries in the world, which demonstrates the geographical dispersion of gold mining operations and the gold supply.
Courtesy : World Gold Council
Global Mine Production in North America
| States | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 231.3 | 233.9 | 234.6 | 230.1 | 210.0 | 216.7 | 229.1 | 236.5 | 221.7 |
| Canada | 102.1 | 102.0 | 106.4 | 131.4 | 151.2 | 157.7 | 163.1 | 171.2 | 189.0 |
| Mexico | 78.8 | 94.4 | 107.5 | 105.8 | 105.8 | 131.6 | 127.8 | 119.4 | 115.4 |
Global Mine Production in Central & South America
| States | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 184.8 | 183.8 | 189.8 | 182.4 | 171.1 | 170.5 | 166.0 | 166.6 | 158.4 |
| Brazil | 71.5 | 77.7 | 80.2 | 89.3 | 90.4 | 95.4 | 95.9 | 95.8 | 97.1 |
| Argentina | 63.9 | 59.0 | 54.2 | 51.1 | 59.7 | 63.9 | 58.7 | 62.9 | 60.0 |
| Colombia | 43.6 | 45.9 | 56.2 | 45.7 | 47.0 | 49.2 | 51.8 | 44.1 | 43.0 |
| Chile | 39.5 | 45.1 | 49.9 | 51.3 | 46.0 | 42.5 | 40.7 | 35.8 | 36.5 |
| Suriname | 20.4 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 18.5 | 18.4 | 17.4 | 21.2 | 34.1 | 34.3 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.1 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 26.6 | 36.1 | 31.1 | 38.0 | 35.3 | 31.6 |
| Guyana | 11.9 | 13.9 | 15.6 | 18.4 | 17.3 | 18.2 | 24.2 | 24.5 | 25.6 |
| Bolivia | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 8.4 | 10.3 | 14.4 | 18.2 | 24.1 |
| Venezuela | 24.9 | 25.5 | 21.0 | 22.8 | 22.7 | 22.6 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 |
| Ecuador | 15.2 | 15.6 | 16.0 | 15.9 | 15.3 | 14.2 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 11.5 |
| Others | 22.3 | 26.5 | 22.1 | 22.9 | 21.6 | 20.3 | 18.1 | 14.2 | 13.0 |
Global Mine Production in Europe
| States | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 5.8 | 6.6 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.3 |
| Sweden | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 7.9 |
| Bulgaria | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 6.8 |
| Others | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.9 |
Global Mine Production in Africa
| States | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 94.3 | 96.8 | 106.0 | 105.8 | 106.3 | 95.4 | 131.5 | 130.2 | 130.5 |
| South Africa | 210.0 | 205.3 | 179.8 | 179.5 | 168.6 | 162.0 | 162.6 | 154.0 | 129.8 |
| Sudan | 29.3 | 32.6 | 33.9 | 57.6 | 60.9 | 67.8 | 77.5 | 88.0 | 76.6 |
| Mali | 42.7 | 42.6 | 47.6 | 47.4 | 47.4 | 49.4 | 50.1 | 50.4 | 61.2 |
| Burkina Faso | 26.9 | 36.7 | 34.9 | 38.6 | 42.2 | 41.6 | 44.9 | 52.6 | 59.3 |
| Tanzania | 47.5 | 54.4 | 56.3 | 52.0 | 51.8 | 53.2 | 55.3 | 54.6 | 47.7 |
| DR Congo | 18.0 | 21.0 | 24.8 | 25.3 | 35.9 | 39.7 | 35.7 | 36.6 | 44.9 |
| Zimbabwe | 17.1 | 19.0 | 22.7 | 23.0 | 24.3 | 26.5 | 30.8 | 33.3 | 42.2 |
| Ivory Coast | 7.8 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 23.4 | 28.2 | 32.6 | 36.7 | 40.9 |
| Guinea | 25.8 | 25.7 | 24.3 | 21.9 | 26.1 | 26.0 | 26.6 | 30.3 | 27.3 |
| Senegal | 5.4 | 4.8 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 10.2 | 12.3 | 17.5 |
| Egypt | 4.7 | 6.3 | 8.2 | 11.1 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 17.1 | 16.9 | 14.7 |
| Nigeria | 5.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 |
| Gabon | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 9.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 |
| Ethiopia | 8.1 | 10.2 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Others | 39.1 | 50.2 | 49.9 | 50.1 | 50.2 | 58.3 | 74.5 | 82.4 | 92.2 |
Global Mine Production in Commonwealth of Independent States
| States | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russian Federation | 203.1 | 211.6 | 233.4 | 248.5 | 252.7 | 255.3 | 262.4 | 280.7 | 297.3 |
| Uzbekistan | 71.0 | 70.6 | 80.0 | 81.0 | 83.5 | 85.5 | 86.7 | 89.0 | 92.5 |
| Kazakhstan | 30.3 | 36.8 | 40.0 | 42.4 | 46.2 | 51.0 | 52.6 | 56.0 | 68.4 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 19.0 | 19.7 | 11.3 | 20.2 | 19.2 | 18.1 | 19.8 | 22.0 | 22.1 |
| Others | 9.6 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 11.9 | 12.6 | 18.7 | 18.2 |
Global Mine Production in Asia
| States | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 351.1 | 371.2 | 413.3 | 438.4 | 462.0 | 460.3 | 463.7 | 429.4 | 404.1 |
| Indonesia | 134.6 | 108.5 | 82.6 | 91.0 | 93.5 | 113.2 | 108.8 | 114.1 | 136.9 |
| Philippines | 40.8 | 38.1 | 38.8 | 39.7 | 40.4 | 40.6 | 40.2 | 38.7 | 36.8 |
| Turkey | 16.6 | 24.1 | 29.5 | 33.6 | 31.4 | 28.4 | 24.6 | 23.2 | 24.9 |
| Mongolia | 14.0 | 13.3 | 14.0 | 19.7 | 32.0 | 32.8 | 21.3 | 19.8 | 22.6 |
| Iran | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Others | 45.1 | 43.5 | 46.0 | 45.4 | 43.1 | 44.5 | 43.7 | 39.0 | 39.9 |
Global Mine Production in Oceania
| States | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 256.7 | 258.7 | 250.4 | 267.1 | 274.0 | 279.2 | 287.7 | 292.5 | 314.9 |
| Papua New Guinea | 69.7 | 63.8 | 59.0 | 64.6 | 58.4 | 60.9 | 63.4 | 64.3 | 69.1 |
| New Zealand | 12.1 | 11.2 | 9.7 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 11.7 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 9.3 |
| Others | 2.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
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