Demand and Supply

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 2020 and accounted for around 11 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.

 

Gold mining production map

Country Tonnes
Argentina 39.1
Australia 293.8
Bolivia 48.4
Brazil 86.3
Bulgaria 9.7
Burkina Faso 98.6
Canada 191.9
Chile 35.4
China 378.2
Colombia 67.4
Côte d'Ivoire 51.5
Dem. Rep. of the Congo 45.4
Dominican Republic 17.6
Ecuador 23.1
Finland 9.0
Ghana 135.1
Guinea 64.9
Guyana 17.4
Indonesia 132.5
Laos 8.8
Liberia 19.9
Kazakhstan 86.3
Kyrgyz Republic 25.5
Mali 105.0
Madagascar 15.9
Mauritania 21.8
Mexico 126.6
Mongolia 14.9
New Zealand 6.1
Niger 33.4
Papua New Guinea 41.3
Peru 128.8
Philippines 40.8
Russian Federation 321.8
Senegal 17.1
South Africa 104.3
Sudan 72.5
Suriname 26.8
Sweden 6.7
Tanzania 52.0
Turkey 36.5
United States 166.7
Uzbekistan 119.6
Venezuela 30.0
Zimbabwe 46.6

Source: Metals Focus; World Gold Council

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Source: Metals Focus; World Gold Council

Production volumes for 2020

Length and Frequency

Annual gold production volumes by country from 2010.

Update Schedule

Updated annually, in conjunction with the publication of Metals Focus’ Gold Focus report.

Units

Tonnes.