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Zinc Reserves by Country

Australia has the highest Zinc Reserves in 2024 (64M t), followed by China (46M t) and Russia (29M t). Sweden has the lowest (3.9M t).

Manufacturing & Mining11 countries · 1 metricUpdated Jul 1, 2025Original page
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Zinc ReservesBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
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Zinc Reserves, 2024

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All 10 ranked

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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
11.9M t
Middle half 8M t – 26.8M t
Average
20.9M t
10 countries
Highest
64M t
Australia
Lowest
3.9M t
Sweden

Over time · 2022–2024

The top 5 in 2024, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • Australia
  • China
  • Russia
  • Peru
  • Mexico

Data

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10 countries · # = rank by Zinc Reserves
#
1Australia64M t
2China46M t
3Russia29M t
4Peru20M t
5Mexico14M t
6India9.8M t
7United States9.2M t
8Kazakhstan7.6M t
9South Africa5.9M t
10Sweden3.9M t

What correlates with Zinc Reserves (2024)?

Pearson r against 1,320 other country metrics sharing at least 10 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Zinc Reserves tend to score higher on these

  1. Iron and Ferro-AlloysMineral Production by Country
    r = +0.86 · very strong · n = 10
    Plot
  2. Iron Content of OreIron Ore Production by Country
    r = +0.84 · very strong · n = 10
    Plot
  3. Non-Melanoma Death Rate - FemaleFemale Skin Cancer Rates by Country
    r = +0.84 · very strong · n = 10
    Plot
  4. Usable Ore ProducedIron Ore Production by Country
    r = +0.83 · very strong · n = 10
    Plot
  5. Endemic Mosquito SpeciesMosquito Population by Country
    r = +0.82 · very strong · n = 10
    Plot
  6. % BuddhistsBuddhist Countries
    r = +0.79 · very strong · n = 10
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Zinc Reserves tend to score lower on these

  1. Gini Coefficient - WealthWealth Inequality by Country
    r = −0.81 · very strong · n = 10
    Plot
  2. Minimum LengthPhone Number Length by Country
    r = −0.71 · very strong · n = 10
    Plot
  3. Order of New Year ArrivalWhich Country Celebrates the New Year First?
    r = −0.61 · strong · n = 10
    Plot
  4. Heart Disease Age-Standardized Prevalence Rate - FemaleHeart Disease Rates by Country
    r = −0.58 · strong · n = 10
    Plot
  5. UK Green List StatusUK Green List Countries
    r = −0.58 · strong · n = 10
    Plot
  6. Ethnic FractionalizationMost Diverse Countries
    r = −0.57 · strong · n = 10
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Zinc Reserves?
Australia has the highest Zinc Reserves in 2024, at 64M t, followed by China (46M t) and Russia (29M t).
Which country has the lowest Zinc Reserves?
Sweden has the lowest Zinc Reserves in 2024, at 3.9M t.
What is the median Zinc Reserves across countries?
The median is 11.9M t across the 10 countries with data in 2024.
Where does this zinc reserves by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Zinc - Mineral Commodity Summaries 2025, U.S. Geological Survey; Zinc - Mineral Commodity Summaries 2024, U.S. Geological Survey; Zinc - Mineral Commodity Summaries 2023, U.S. Geological Survey.

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