| South America (tonnes (metal content) in 2021) |
Chile is the top country by the production of copper among 7 countries. As of 2021, the production of copper in Chile was 5.62 million tonnes (metal content) that accounts for 67.97% of total the production of copper. The top 5 countries (others are Peru, Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador) account for 99.96% of it. The total the production of copper was estimated at 8.28 million tonnes (metal content) in 2021.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.| Chile | 5,624,900 | BGS |
| Peru | 2,299,277 | BGS |
| Brazil | 335,761 | BGS |
| Colombia | 8,195 | BGS |
| Ecuador | 4,220 | BGS |
| Bolivia | 3,310 | BGS |
| Argentina | 0 | BGS |
| Commodities Natural resources Metals |
| Alumina | 0 tonnes (Al2O3 content) in 2021 | BGS |
| Aluminium | 38,300 tonnes (metric) in 2021 | BGS |
| Iron | 300 thousand tonnes in 2022 | World Steel Association |
| Nickel | 0 tonnes (metal content) in 2019 | BGS |
| Steel | 27.39 thousand tonnes in 2023 | World Steel Association + 1 other |
| Tin | 18 thousand tonnes in 2014 | World Steel Association |
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