Figure 1.SF.3.

Production and Consumption of Metals

(Percent of world production or consumption)

World Metal Production and Consumption by Country, 2014

140 1. Production
CHN AUS BRA IND RUS USA CAN
120
CHL PER COD ARE PHL NCL Other
100
80
60
40
20
0
Iron ore1 Copper Primary aluminum Nickel

140 2. Consumption
CHN JPN IND RUS KOR
120
USA DEU TWN Other
100
80
60
40
20
0
Iron ore Refined copper Primary aluminum Nickel

World Metal Production by Company

Alcoa Inc. Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd.

Anglo American PLC BHP Billiton Ltd.
Codelco Emirates Global Aluminium
ERAMET Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. Glencore PLC
Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd. OJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel
Rio Tinto PLC United Co RUSAL PLC
Vale S.A.

60 3. Top Five Companies Accounting for More Than 2

Percent of World Metal Production
50

40

30

20

10

0
Iron ore Copper Primary aluminum Nickel

Sources: Bloomberg, L.P.; World Bureau of Metal Statistics; and IMF staff
calculations.
Note: Data labels in the figure use International Organization for Standardization
(ISO) country codes.
1Mine production for China is based on crude ore, rather than usable ore, which is

reported for the other countries.