7. Which countries have the largest production of gold?
Which countries have the largest gold mine production? The U.S. Geological Survey has an overview of the gold mine production of virtually all countries in recent years. In 2013, China was the largest gold producer with production of 420 tonnes, followed at a distance by Australia (255 tonnes), the United States (227 tonnes) and Russia (220 tonnes).
| Country | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010e |
| Algeria | 377 | 236 | 656 | 1,01 | 740 |
| Argentina | 44,131 | 42,021 | 42,046 | 46,588 | 60 |
| Armenia | 1,3 | 1,3 | 1,359 | 944 | 2 |
| Australia | 247 | 247 | 215 | 224 | 261 |
| Azerbaijan | -- | -- | -- | 353 | 1,9 |
| Belize | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -- |
| Benin | 24 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Bolivia | 9,628 | 8,818 | 8,406 | 7,217 | 6,394 |
| Botswana | 2,8 | 2,8 | 3,3 | 2 | 2,4 |
| Brazil | 43,082 | 49,613 | 54,666 | 56,062 | 58 |
| Bulgaria | 3,818 | 3,964 | 4,16 | 4,482 | 3,5 |
| Burkina Faso | 1,571 | 2,25 | 7,633 | 13,5 | 25 |
| Burma | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Burundi | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 |
| Cameroon | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,6 | 1,6 |
| Canada | 103,513 | 102,211 | 95,004 | 97,367 | 91,024 |
| Central African Republic | 10 | 10 | 43 | 61 | 60 |
| Chad | 150 | 150 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Chile | 42,1 | 41,527 | 39,162 | 40,834 | 38,417 |
| China | 245 | 275 | 285 | 320 | 345 |
| Colombia | 15,683 | 15,482 | 34,321 | 47,837 | 53,605 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | 10,3 | 5,1 | 3,3 | 3,5 | 3,5 |
| Costa Rica | 1,21 | 2,065 | 154 | 209 | 200 |
| Côte d-Ivoire | 1,324 | 1,243 | 2,836 | 6,647 | 5,8 |
| Denmark5 | 1,129 | 1,861 | 1,665 | 1,117 | 1,2 |
| Dominican Republic | -- | -- | 47 | 375 | 500 |
| Ecuador | 5,168 | 3,186 | 800 | 2,092 | 2 |
| Egypt | -- | -- | -- | 60 | 2,586 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
| Eritrea | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Ethiopia | 4,028 | 4,368 | 3,159 | 4,005 | 12 |
| Fiji | 1,961 | 837 | 871 | 1,04 | 1,856 |
| Finlande | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Francee | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,5 |
| French Guiana | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Gabon | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 |
| Georgia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ghana | 69,817 | 72,209 | 72,98 | 79,883 | 82 |
| Greece | -- | -- | 400 | 500 | 500 |
| Guatemala | 5,036 | 7,497 | 7,837 | 8,897 | 9 |
| Guinea | 16,922 | 15,628 | 19,945 | 18,091 | 15,217 |
| Guyana | 5,668 | 7,412 | 8,131 | 9,326 | 9,593 |
| Honduras | 4,1 | 3,275 | 2,561 | 2,127 | 2,2 |
| India | 2,4 | 3 | 2,7 | 2,8 | 2,7 |
| Indonesia | 93,176 | 117,851 | 64,39 | 130 | 120 |
| Iran | 200 | 252 | 400 | 400 | 400 |
| Italy | 200 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 |
| Japan | 8,904 | 8,869 | 6,868 | 7,708 | 7,5 |
| Kazakhstan | 21,824 | 22,564 | 20,825 | 22,525 | 29,941 |
| Kenya | 432 | 3,023 | 340 | 1,055 | 1,2 |
| Korea, North | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Korea, Republic of | 277 | 162 | 175 | 274 | 300 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 10,721 | 10,559 | 18,132 | 16,95 | 18,3 |
| Laos | 6,068 | 5,137 | 4,333 | 5,033 | 5,061 |
| Liberia | 9 | 311 | 624 | 524 | 800 |
| Madagascar | 30 | 50 | 72 | 70 | 70 |
| Malaysia | 3,497 | 2,913 | 2,489 | 2,794 | 2,9 |
| Mali | 51,957 | 48,85 | 41,16 | 42,364 | 37 |
| Mauritania | 322 | 2,251 | 6,254 | 8 | 10 |
| Mexico | 38,961 | 39,355 | 50,365 | 51,393 | 72,596 |
| Mongolia | 22,561 | 17,473 | 15,184 | 9,803 | 6,037 |
| Morocco | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 |
| Mozambique | 85 | 97 | 298 | 511 | 520 |
| Namibia | 2,79 | 2,496 | 2,126 | 2,022 | 2,675 |
| New Zealand | 10,618 | 10,638 | 13,402 | 13,442 | 13 |
| Nicaragua | 3,595 | 3,3 | 2,96 | 2,59 | 2,6 |
| Niger | 2,615 | 3,427 | 2,314 | 1,852 | 1,7 |
| Nigeria | 40 | 180 | 200 | 600 | 600 |
| Oman | 186 | 124 | 46 | 28 | -- |
| Panama | -- | -- | -- | 800 | 1,3 |
| Papua New Guinea | 58,349 | 57,549 | 67,463 | 67,8 | 67,8 |
| Peru | 202,826 | 170,236 | 179,87 | 182,403 | 164,06 |
| Philippines | 36,141 | 38,792 | 35,726 | 37,047 | 40,847 |
| Poland | 500 | 450 | 430 | 440 | 425 |
| Romania | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 |
| Russia | 159,34 | 156,975 | 172,031 | 192,832 | 192,034 |
| Rwanda | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5,2 | 4,44 | 4,527 | 5,5 | 4,5 |
| Senegal | 600 | 600 | 600 | 4,535 | 4,88 |
| Serbia | 450 | 500 | 500 | 450 | 722 |
| Sierra Leone | 71 | 212 | 196 | 157 | 150 |
| Slovakia | 84 | 198 | 92 | 346 | 340 |
| Solomon Islands | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| South Africa | 272,128 | 252,598 | 212,744 | 197,628 | 188,701 |
| Spain | 3,421 | 3,5 | 3,4 | 3,45 | 3,5 |
| Sudan | 3,158 | 2,703 | 2,276 | 1,922 | 4 |
| Suriname | 9,362 | 9,36 | 9,798 | 12,193 | 12,286 |
| Sweden | 5,1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Tajikistan | 1,92 | 2 | 1,672 | 1,361 | 2,049 |
| Tanzania | 47 | 40,193 | 36,434 | 39,112 | 42 |
| Thailand | 4,3 | 3,401 | 2,721 | 5,4 | 5 |
| Turkey | 8,04 | 9,92 | 11,016 | 14,469 | 17 |
| Uganda | 1,6 | 1,6 | 1,5 | 1,6 | 1,6 |
| United Kingdom | -- | -- | 164 | 185 | 171 |
| United States | 252 | 238 | 233 | 223 | 231 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 2,82 | 2,182 | 2,18 | 2 |
| Uzbekistan | 85 | 85 | 85 | 90 | 90 |
| Venezuela | 11,6 | 10,1 | 10,1 | 11,88 | 12 |
| Viet Nam | 2,5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3,5 |
| Zambia | 956 | 1,27 | 1,93 | 3,1 | 3,4 |
| Zimbabwe | 11,354 | 7,018 | 3,579 | 4,966 | 9 |
| Total | 2,370,000 | 2,350,000 | 2,280,000 | 2,460,000 | 2,560,000 |
