Gold Production

Global Gold Production will reach 4370 tonnes in 2019. Global gold production in 2018 was 4364 tonnes.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-gold-price-metals-focus/global-gold-demand-will-rise-to-four-year-high-in-2019-metals-focus-idUSKCN1RD1FI

Gold is used in jewelry and electronics, but is also maintained by central banks and individual investors.

https://www.gold.org/goldhub/data/historical-mine-production

China was the top producer of gold in 2018.

Country - Tonnes

China 404.1

Australia 314.9

Russia 297.3

US 221.7

Canada 189.0

Peru 158.4

Indonesia 136.9

Ghana 130.5

South Africa 129.8

Mexico 115.4

Brazil 97.1

Uzbekistan 92.5

Sudan 76.6

Papua New Guinea 69.1

Kazakhstan 68.4

Mali 61.2

Argentina 60.0

Burkina Faso 59.3

Tanzania 47.7

DM Congo 44.9

Colombia 43.0

Zimbabwe 42.2

Ivory Coast 40.9

Philippines 36.8

Chile 36.5

Suriname 34.3

Dominican Republic 31.6

Guinea 27.3

Guyana 25.6

Turkey 24.9

Bolivia 24.1

Mongolia 22.6

Kyrgyzstan 22.1

Senegal 17.5

Egypt 14.7

Nigeria 14.0

Ecuador 11.5

Iran 11.0

New Zealand 9.3

Finland 8.3

Sweden 7.9

Bulgaria 6.8

https://www.gold.org/goldhub/data/historical-mine-production

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