These 10 countries produce the most copper

Whether it’s coins in your wallet, smartphones or cutlery in the kitchen: copper is considered an important raw material and a widespread material in our everyday life. In our ranking, we therefore show you the ten countries that produce the most copper.

Copper can also be used in a variety of ways in agriculture, for example in combating bacteria and fungi. But especially in the energy transition, copper plays a major role to cover the production of electric vehicles, batteries, solar panels and wind turbines. But which countries are currently producing the most copper?

Copper: These countries produce the coveted metal

Did you know that the production of e-cars requires twelve times as much copper as combustion engines? The online publisher visual capitalist has meanwhile analyzed global production in 2021. In the following ranking, we therefore present the ten countries that produce the most copper.

10th place: Mexico

Between the USA and Central America lies Mexico – in tenth place in the ranking. In addition to its beaches, the country is also known in North America for the production of copper. In 2021 Mexico produced 0.7 million tons of the metal.

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