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List of countries by silver production
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<h2 id="countries">Countries</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>2023Rank</th><th>Country/Region</th><th>Silver production(tonnes)</th><th>% of total</th></tr><tr><td>—</td><td> <i><a href="/facts/World/ceMeHvG3">World</a></i></td><td>25,790</td><td>100.0</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/Mexico/IT5bwhdh"></a> <a href="/facts/Mexico/IT5bwhdh">Mexico</a></td><td>6,400</td><td>24.8</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p"></a> <a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p">China</a></td><td>3,400</td><td>13.2</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><a href="/facts/Peru/dBt7XrYD"></a> <a href="/facts/Peru/dBt7XrYD">Peru</a></td><td>3,100</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td><a href="/facts/Chile/uEyTfEcx"></a> <a href="/facts/Chile/uEyTfEcx">Chile</a></td><td>1,400</td><td>5.4</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td><a href="/facts/Poland/eXJ7fd0D"></a> <a href="/facts/Poland/eXJ7fd0D">Poland</a></td><td>1,300</td><td>5.0</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td><a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq"></a> <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a></td><td>1,200</td><td>4.7</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td><a href="/facts/Bolivia/YNBoDKKR"></a> <a href="/facts/Bolivia/YNBoDKKR">Bolivia</a></td><td>1,200</td><td>4.7</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td><a href="/facts/Russia/jfkCwyxn"></a> <a href="/facts/Russia/jfkCwyxn">Russia</a></td><td>1,200</td><td>4.7</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td><a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>1,000</td><td>3.9</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td><a href="/facts/Kazakhstan/Vfs8NI6e"></a> <a href="/facts/Kazakhstan/Vfs8NI6e">Kazakhstan</a></td><td>990</td><td>3.8</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td><a href="/facts/Argentina/aFSA5bAk"></a> <a href="/facts/Argentina/aFSA5bAk">Argentina</a></td><td>910</td><td>3.5</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td><a href="/facts/India/1kKHcnxM"></a> <a href="/facts/India/1kKHcnxM">India</a></td><td>690</td><td>2.7</td></tr><tr><td>—</td><td> <i><a href="/facts/Rest_of_the_World/bzVWpupm">Rest of the World</a></i></td><td>3,000</td><td>11.6</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_silver_mines/pyxUu4pt">List of silver mines</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Silver" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries. 2024-01-31. p. 163. <a href="https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2024/mcs2024.pdf" target="_blank">https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2024/mcs2024.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>