Fact register · R01-N-WORLD-MINE-2026

Copper mine production, World, 2026 (nowcast)

23,334 kt

WORLD · 2026 · Cu copper

80% interval: 22,905.4 – 23,775.6 tys. t (10th and 90th percentile of the forecast distribution)

Note: 2026 nowcast (monthly data Jan–Jul 2026); 80% interval (10th–90th percentile).

Primary source: Refined copper production forecast 2026–2031 – ai-waw.com model (bottom-up model of mines and refining, model ensemble, Monte Carlo with 10,000 draws) · ai-waw.com (calculations); data: USGS, BGS, national agencies, company reports, ICSG (comparison)
Source class: C
Checked: 2026-10-17
Verification: model forecast
In forecast: Refined copper production 2026–2031 · AIWAW-2026-R01 v1.3 · all facts of the analysis

How to cite this number

ai-waw.com, AIWAW-2026-R01 v1.3, fact R01-N-WORLD-MINE-2026 – https://ai-waw.com/prognozy/produkcja-miedzi-rafinowanej-2026-2031

25,034.3 tys. t

World: copper mine production in 2031 · WORLD · 2031

R01-K-WORLD-MINE-2031

1.30 %/r.

Copper mine production, World – CAGR 2025–2031 · WORLD · 2025–2031

R01-K-WORLD-MINE-CAGR

31,805.6 tys. t

World: refined copper production in 2031 · WORLD · 2031

R01-K-WORLD-REFINED-2031

1.50 %/r.

Refined copper production, World – CAGR 2025–2031 · WORLD · 2025–2031

R01-K-WORLD-REFINED-CAGR

1.30 %/r.

Primary refined copper production, World – CAGR 2025–2031 · WORLD · 2025–2031

R01-K-WORLD-REFINED-PRIMARY-CAGR

2.20 %/r.

Secondary refined copper production (from scrap), World – CAGR 2025–2031 · WORLD · 2025–2031

R01-K-WORLD-REFINED-SECONDARY-CAGR

29,245.8 tys. t

Refined copper production, World, 2026 (nowcast) · WORLD · 2026

R01-N-WORLD-REFINED-2026

23,544.5 tys. t

Primary refined copper production, World, 2026 (nowcast) · WORLD · 2026

R01-N-WORLD-REFINED-PRIMARY-2026