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| Rank | Country | World Mine Production (Zinc Content Of Concentrate And Direct Shipping Ore Unless Noted), By Country (Metric tons, zinc content of concentrate and direct shipping ore, unless otherwise specified) |
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| 1 | China | 2,600,000 |  | | 2 | Australia | 1,380,000 |  | | 3 | Peru | 1,201,794 |  | | 4 | United States | 727,000 |  | | 5 | Canada | 710,000 |  | | 6 | Mexico | 480,000 |  | | 7 | Ireland | 425,700 |  | | 8 | India | 420,800 |  | | 9 | Kazakhstan | 400,000 |  | | 10 | Sweden | 192,400 |  | | 11 | Russian Federation | 190,000 |  | | 12 | Brazil | 176,000 |  | | 13 | Bolivia | 175,000 |  | | 14 | Poland | 135,600 |  | | 15 | Iran, Islamic Republic Of | 130,000 |  | | 16 | Morocco | 73,000 |  | | 17 | Namibia | 68,000 |  | | 18 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of | 67,000 |  | | 19 | Mongolia | 50,450 |  | | 20 | Turkey | 50,000 |  | | 21 | Viet Nam | 48,000 |  | | 22 | Thailand | 45,000 |  | | 23 | Honduras | 37,646 |  | | 24 | Finland | 35,700 |  | | 25 | South Africa | 34,444 |  | | 26 | Chile | 31,725 |  | | 27 | Argentina | 30,300 |  | | 28 | Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of | 21,700 |  | | 29 | Bulgaria | 17,300 |  | | 30 | Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The | 15,000 |  | | 31 | Greece | 13,800 |  | | 32 | Romania | 9,600 |  | | 33 | Portugal | 7,505 |  | | 34 | Japan | 7,169 |  | | 35 | Algeria | 5,000 |  | | 36 | Saudi Arabia | 1,500 |  | | 37 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1,100 |  | | 38 | Georgia | 400 |  | | 39 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 300 |  | | 40 | Myanmar | 100 |  | | 41 | Korea, Republic Of | 80 |  |
Year of Estimate: 2006
Source: United States Geological Survey (USGS) Minerals Resources Program
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