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| TABLE 13 | |||||||||||
| ALUMINUM, PRIMARY: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015e | ||||||
| Argentina | 416 | 413 | 440 | r | 443 | r | 440 | ||||
| Australia | 1,945 | 1,864 | 1,778 | 1,704 | 1,645 | 3 | |||||
| Azerbaijan | 20 | e | 55 | 53 | 50 | r | 50 | ||||
| Bahrain | 881 | 890 | 913 | 931 | 961 | 3 | |||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina4 | 131 | 126 | 110 | 100 | e | 100 | |||||
| Brazil | 1,440 | 1,436 | 1,304 | 962 | 772 | 3 | |||||
| Cameroon | 69 | 52 | r | 75 | 93 | 90 | |||||
| Canada | 2,988 | 2,781 | 2,969 | 2,858 | 2,880 | 3 | |||||
| Chinae | 20,000 | r | 23,500 | r | 26,500 | r | 28,300 | r, 3 | 31,400 | 3 | |
| Egypte | 265 | 265 | 320 | 3 | 304 | r, 3 | 300 | ||||
| France | 334 | 349 | 346 | 360 | 420 | ||||||
| Germany | 432 | 410 | 492 | 531 | r | 530 | |||||
| Ghana | 35 | r | 38 | r | 37 | r | 38 | r | 40 | ||
| Greece | 165 | 165 | 169 | 173 | r | 170 | |||||
| Iceland | 781 | 803 | 736 | 800 | e | 800 | |||||
| India | 1,667 | 1,700 | e | 1,703 | 1,939 | 2,355 | 3 | ||||
| Indonesia | 244 | 248 | 255 | r | 211 | r | 250 | ||||
| Iran | 322 | 337 | 295 | r | 354 | 350 | |||||
| Italy | 141 | 110 | -- | -- | -- | 3 | |||||
| Japan | 43 | r | 26 | r | 29 | r | 46 | r | 30 | ||
| Kazakhstan | 249 | 250 | 250 | 208 | r | 200 | |||||
| Malaysiae | 80 | 3 | 120 | 291 | r, 3 | 400 | 440 | ||||
| Montenegro | 93 | 75 | 16 | r | 44 | r, 3 | 40 | ||||
| Mozambique | 562 | 564 | 570 | 567 | 558 | 3 | |||||
| Netherlandse | 300 | 110 | 50 | -- | 75 | ||||||
| New Zealand | 354 | 327 | 325 | r | 328 | r | 333 | 3 | |||
| Nigeria | 18 | 26 | 2 | -- | -- | 3 | |||||
| Norway | 1,389 | r | 1,145 | r | 1,155 | r | 1,250 | r | 1,225 | 3 | |
| Oman | 373 | 360 | e | 354 | 364 | 377 | 3 | ||||
| Qatar | 487 | 628 | 634 | 640 | e | 610 | 3 | ||||
| Romaniae, 5 | 260 | r | 249 | 3 | 250 | 3 | 263 | 3 | 271 | 3 | |
| Russia | 3,993 | 4,024 | r | 3,601 | r | 3,300 | r | 3,530 | 3 | ||
| Saudi Arabia | -- | -- | 187 | 665 | 682 | 3 | |||||
| Slovakia | 187 | r | 181 | 163 | r | 168 | r | 171 | 3 | ||
| Slovenia4 | 84 | r | 83 | r | 85 | r | 85 | r | 85 | ||
| South Africa | 809 | 665 | r | 822 | r | 745 | 695 | 3 | |||
| Spaine | 365 | 230 | 235 | 230 | 230 | ||||||
| Sweden | 111 | 129 | 131 | 113 | 115 | 3 | |||||
| Tajikistan | 278 | 273 | 216 | 121 | r | 100 | |||||
| Turkey | 65 | r, e | 44 | r | 42 | r | 54 | r | 50 | ||
| Ukraine5 | 7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | |||||
| United Arab Emiratese | 1,800 | 1,820 | 1,864 | 3 | 2,330 | 3 | 2,400 | 3 | |||
| United Kingdom | 213 | 60 | 44 | 42 | 47 | 3 | |||||
| United States | 1,986 | 2,070 | 1,946 | 1,710 | 1,587 | 3 | |||||
| Venezuela | 380 | 203 | r | 171 | r | 138 | r | 110 | |||
| Total | 46,800 | r | 49,200 | r | 51,900 | r | 54,000 | r | 57,500 | ||
| eEstimated. rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1World totals and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Primary aluminum is defined as -the weight of liquid aluminum as tapped from pots, excluding the weight of any alloying materials as- | |||||||||||
| well as that of any metal produced from either returned scrap or remelted material.- International reporting practices vary from country to- | |||||||||||
| country, some country, some nations conforming to the foregoing definition and others using different definitions. For those countries for- | |||||||||||
| which a different definition is given specifically in the source publication, the definition is provided in a footnote.- | |||||||||||
| Includes data available through October 6, 2016. | |||||||||||
| 3Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 4Primary ingot plus secondary ingot. | |||||||||||
| 5Primary unalloyed metal plus primary alloyed metal, thus including weight of alloying material. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
