Country rankings
Mercury Production by Country
China has the highest Mercury Production in 2024 (1,000 t), followed by Tajikistan (100 t) and Peru (30 t). Morocco has the lowest (2 t).
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6 of 235 countries
Mercury Production, 2024
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All 6 ranked
Highest first.
Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
25 t
Middle half 9.5 t – 82.5 t
Average
193 t
6 countries
Highest
1,000 t
China
Lowest
2 t
Morocco
Over time · 2021–2024
The top 5 in 2024, against the median.
- Median of all countries
- China
- Tajikistan
- Peru
- Norway
- Kyrgyzstan
Data
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6 countries · # = rank by Mercury Production
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 1,000 t |
| 2 |  Tajikistan | 100 t |
| 3 |  Peru | 30 t |
| 4 |  Norway | 20 t |
| 5 |  Kyrgyzstan | 6 t |
| 6 |  Morocco | 2 t |
What correlates with Mercury Production (2024)?
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Mercury Production?
- China has the highest Mercury Production in 2024, at 1,000 t, followed by Tajikistan (100 t) and Peru (30 t).
- Which country has the lowest Mercury Production?
- Morocco has the lowest Mercury Production in 2024, at 2 t.
- What is the median Mercury Production across countries?
- The median is 25 t across the 6 countries with data in 2024.
- Where does this mercury production by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Mineral Commodity Summaries 2023 - United States Geological Survey.