The World’s Largest Gold Producing Countries, 2018 Rankings
Interestingly, China is the number one producer of gold in the world in 2017, according to the GFMS Gold Survey 2018, extracting almost 131 tonnes more than second place Australia. That’s about 13% of global mine production. In 2017, global gold mine production was a reported 3,247 tonnes.
Australia is the world’s second largest producer of gold, Australia produces around 295.6 tonnes, followed by Russia (270.7 tonnes), and the United States 230.0 (tonnes).
10. Ghana – 101.7 tonnes
9. Mexico – 130.5 tonnes
8. South Africa – 139.9 tonnes
7. Indonesia – 154.3 tonnes
6. Peru – 162.3 tonnes
5. Canada – 175.8 tonnes
4. United States – 230.0 tonnes
3. Russia – 270.7 tonnes
2. Australia – 295.6 tonnes
1. China – 426.1 tonnes
What Parts Of The World Does Gold Come From?
Here’s the list of the world’s largest gold producing countries in 2017:
| Rank | Country | Gold Production (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 426.1 |
| 2 | Australia | 295.6 |
| 3 | Russia | 270.7 |
| 4 | United States | 230 |
| 5 | Canada | 175.8 |
| 6 | Peru | 162.3 |
| 7 | Indonesia | 154.3 |
| 8 | South Africa | 139.9 |
| 9 | Mexico | 130.5 |
| 10 | Ghana | 101.7 |
| 11 | Mauritania | 89.6 |
| 12 | Uzbekistan | 84.9 |
| 13 | Brazil | 79.9 |
| 14 | Papua New Guinea | 61.9 |
| 15 | Argentina | 61 |
| 16 | Congo | 60.1 |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 55.1 |
| 18 | Mali | 52.2 |
| 19 | Colombia | 50.6 |
| 20 | Tanzania | 49.1 |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 49.1 |
| 22 | Philippines | 47.9 |
| 23 | Chile | 35.9 |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 35.3 |
| 25 | Suriname | 33.4 |
| 26 | Turkey | 26.1 |
| 27 | Venezuela | 25.4 |
| 28 | Zimbabwe | 23.3 |
| 29 | Ivory Coast | 22.7 |
| 30 | Guinea | 22.4 |
| 31 | Guy ana | 20.4 |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 20.4 |
| 33 | Egypt | 16.9 |
| 34 | Mongolia | 14.7 |
| 35 | Sudan | 14.5 |
| 36 | Ecuador | 13.8 |
| 37 | Ethiopia | 12 |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 10.8 |
| 39 | New Zealand | 9.6 |
| 40 | Finland | 9 |
| 41 | Namibia | 8.4 |
| 42 | Sweden | 7.8 |
| 43 | Nicaragua | 7.7 |
| 44 | Senegal | 7.4 |
| 45 | Bolivia | 6.4 |
| 46 | North Korea | 6.3 |
| 47 | Laos | 6.3 |
| 48 | Japan | 6.1 |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 5.5 |
| 50 | Tajikistan | 5.5 |
| 51 | Armenia | 4.9 |
| 52 | Zambia | 4.4 |
| 53 | Poland | 3.6 |
| 54 | Malaysia | 3 |
| 55 | French Guiana | 2.7 |
| 56 | Honduras | 2.6 |
| 57 | Azerbaijan | 2.6 |
| 58 | Vietnam | 2.4 |
| 59 | Georgia | 2.1 |
| 60 | Myanmar | 1.7 |
| 61 | Guatemala | 1.6 |
| 62 | Fiji | 1.3 |
| 63 | Solomon Islands | 0.1 |
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