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China mined 380 tonnes of gold in 2024, more than any other country and 11.5% of total global production.
Despite that, the country holds only 3,100 tonnes in known reserves, representing 4.8% of the global total.
At current production rates, China’s known gold reserves would last approximately 8.2 years.
The visualization above ranks countries by their gold production and reserves.
It comes from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Mineral Commodity Summaries.
The Production figures represent gold mined in 2024, while reserve figures represent estimated gold remaining in the ground that could be economically extracted.
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China mined 380 tonnes of gold in 2024, more than any other country and 11.5% of total global output, according to USGS data.
Russia was second at 310 tonnes, Australia third at 290 tonnes, Canada fourth at 200 tonnes, and the United States fifth at 160 tonnes.
Together, the top five producers accounted for 54.2% of all gold mined globally in 2024.
China’s production dominance carries a significant caveat.
Its known reserve base stands at 3,100 tonnes (4.8% of the global total), giving it an estimated reserve runway of approximately 8.2 years at current extraction rates.
China is the world’s most prolific gold miner and one of the least sustainably positioned in terms of how long its known deposits will last.
It is extracting faster than its geological endowment can comfortably support.
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