Base metal
Zinc Reserves by Country
Reported reserves and 2025 production by country, from USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries — see today's Zinc price for live rates.
USGS reports a country-level figure for 10 countries on zinc, with Australia holding the largest reported reserve at 26.67% of the reported global total. The full ranking, including countries with a reported production figure but no separate reserve number, is below.
Countries reporting
10
Largest reported holder
Australia
64,000 thousand metric tons (zinc content)
Data vintage
2025
USGS MCS 2026
Top Reserve Holders
Zinc Reserves — Full Ranking
Reserve figures never sum across countries into a page-level total shown here — units and reporting bases vary by commodity; see each row's own unit. Percentages are exactly as reported by USGS, not recalculated.
| # | Country | Reserve | Global Reserve Share | 2025 Production | Global Production Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Australia
|
64,000 thousand metric tons (zinc content) | 26.67% | 1,100 thousand metric tons (zinc content) | 8.46% |
| 2 |
 China
|
60,000 thousand metric tons (zinc content) | 25.00% | 4,100 thousand metric tons (zinc content) | 31.54% |
| 3 |
 Russia
|
29,000 thousand metric tons (zinc content) | 12.08% | 430 thousand metric tons (zinc content) | 3.31% |
| 4 |
 Peru
|
18,000 thousand metric tons (zinc content) | 7.50% | 1,500 thousand metric tons (zinc content) | 11.54% |
| 5 |
 Mexico
|
14,000 thousand metric tons (zinc content) | 5.83% | 780 thousand metric tons (zinc content) | 6.00% |
| 6 |
 India
|
10,000 thousand metric tons (zinc content) | 4.17% | 870 thousand metric tons (zinc content) | 6.69% |
| 7 |
 United States
|
9,300 thousand metric tons (zinc content) | 3.88% | 670 thousand metric tons (zinc content) | 5.15% |
| 8 |
 Kazakhstan
|
7,400 thousand metric tons (zinc content) | 3.08% | 360 thousand metric tons (zinc content) | 2.77% |
| 9 |
 Sweden
|
4,100 thousand metric tons (zinc content) | 1.71% | 230 thousand metric tons (zinc content) | 1.77% |
| 10 |
 Bolivia
|
Not reported | Not calculated | 500 thousand metric tons (zinc content) | 3.85% |
| — | Other countries | 25,000 thousand metric tons (zinc content) | 10.42% | 2,000 thousand metric tons (zinc content) | 15.38% |
