The largest producers of #gold ($XAU ) in the world (estimates 2024) 🪙
🥇 1 – 🇨🇳 China — 380 tons
🥈 2 – 🇷🇺 Russia — 310 tons
🥉 3 – 🇦🇺 Australia — 290 tons
Major producers
4️⃣ 🇨🇦 Canada — 200 tons
5️⃣ 🇺🇸 United States — 160 tons
Main countries in gold mining
6️⃣ 🇲🇽 Mexico — 130 tons
6️⃣ 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan — 130 tons
6️⃣ 🇬🇭 Ghana — 130 tons
Strong contributors
9️⃣ 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan — 120 tons
🔟 🇿🇦 South Africa — 100 tons
🔟 🇵🇪 Peru — 100 tons
🔟 🇮🇩 Indonesia — 100 tons
Emerging and mid-tier producers
13️⃣ 🇲🇱 Mali — 70 tons
13️⃣ 🇧🇷 Brazil — 70 tons
Growing producers
15️⃣ 🇹🇿 Tanzania — 60 tons
15️⃣ 🇨🇴 Colombia — 60 tons
15️⃣ 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso — 60 tons
📊 Overview:
These 17 countries produce about 76% of the world's gold 🌍💰
The remaining ~780 tons comes from dozens of other countries, each producing less than 60 tons annually 🪙
📚 Source: United States Geological Survey – Mineral Commodity Summaries 2025