Tin Production by Country

Tin production by country measures how much tin each country mines, expressed in tonnes. The figures refer to mine production in terms of tin content, in line with the underlying sources. The statistics combine an Our World in Data series for the earlier years (2020-2024), built from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries and the BGS World Mineral Statistics, with 2024 and 2025 estimates taken directly from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026. The table covers 15 countries included in the underlying data during the period. USGS reports 2025 estimates for 14 countries, which produced a combined 289,400 tonnes in 2025; together with the "Other countries" value of 1,700 tonnes, this totals 291,100 tonnes, slightly above the reported World total of 290,000 tonnes in the source. The United States is listed by the source without a value and keeps its earlier zeros through 2022.

Largest Tin-Producing Countries in 2025

China produced the most tin in 2025 with 71,000 tonnes. Indonesia ranked second with 61,000, followed by Peru (33,000), Brazil (28,000), DR Congo (27,000), Bolivia (15,000), Myanmar (12,000), Australia (12,000), Vietnam (11,000), and Malaysia (5,000).

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#	Country	Latest Data (tonnes)	Year
1	China CN	71,000	2025
2	Indonesia ID	61,000	2025
3	Peru PE	33,000	2025
4	Brazil BR	28,000	2025
5	DR Congo CD	27,000	2025
6	Bolivia BO	15,000	2025
7	Myanmar MM	12,000	2025
8	Australia AU	12,000	2025
9	Vietnam VN	11,000	2025
10	Malaysia MY	5,000	2025
11	Rwanda RW	4,600	2025
12	Russia RU	4,500	2025
13	Nigeria NG	3,500	2025
14	Laos LA	1800	2025
15	United States US	0	2022

China alone accounted for about 24 percent of the World total in 2025, and China and Indonesia together for about 46 percent; the top three countries accounted for about 57 percent. China's output was about 1.2 times that of Indonesia. Five countries produced at least 20,000 tonnes in 2025.

Tin Production Around the World

In Asia, China (71,000) leads, ahead of Indonesia (61,000) and Myanmar (12,000), followed by Vietnam (11,000), Malaysia (5,000), and Laos (1,800).

In South America, Peru (33,000) leads, ahead of Brazil (28,000) and Bolivia (15,000). In Africa, DR Congo (27,000) leads, ahead of Rwanda (4,600) and Nigeria (3,500). In Europe, Russia (4,500) is the largest producer. In Oceania, Australia (12,000) is the only listed producer.

Largest Changes in Tin Production, 2024-2025

Indonesia recorded the largest increase, rising from 55,000 tonnes in 2024 to 61,000 in 2025 (up 6,000, about 11 percent). Russia rose from 3,260 to 4,500 (up 1,240, about 38 percent), DR Congo from 26,000 to 27,000 (up 1,000), Peru by 700, Australia by 700, Rwanda by 500, Brazil by 400, and Nigeria by 400.

Myanmar recorded the largest decline, falling from 20,000 to 12,000 tonnes (down 8,000, about 40 percent). Bolivia fell from 21,200 to 15,000 (down 6,200, about 29 percent), Malaysia by 460, and Laos by 60. China (71,000) and Vietnam (11,000) held their levels.

The World total fell from 294,000 to 290,000 tonnes (down 4,000, about 1.4 percent). The declines at Myanmar and Bolivia more than offset the increases at Indonesia, Russia, and the other listed producers. The listed countries fell by 3,780 tonnes in net terms, while the World total fell by 4,000 tonnes; the World total is reported separately from the country figures in the source.

The 2024 figures in this release are revised from earlier values, most notably Myanmar (revised down from 34,000 to 20,000 tonnes), Vietnam (up from 6,700 to 11,000), Malaysia (up from 3,000 to 5,460), Indonesia (up from 50,000 to 55,000), Nigeria (down from 7,000 to 3,100), and Australia (up from 9,900 to 11,300).

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#	Country	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
1	China	84,000	90,000	71,000	70,000	71,000	71,000
2	Indonesia	53,000	70,000	70,000	69,000	55,000	61,000
3	Myanmar	29,000	36,900	47,000	34,000	20,000	12,000
4	Peru	20,600	26,995	28,200	26,200	32,300	33,000
5	DR Congo	17,300	16,700	18,600	20,000	26,000	27,000
6	Brazil	16,900	15,517	17,000	29,300	27,600	28,000
7	Bolivia	14,700	19,628	17,600	18,700	21,200	15,000
8	Australia	8,120	8,772	9,000	9,850	11,300	12,000
9	Vietnam	5,400	5,400	5,900	7,600	11,000	11,000
10	Nigeria	5,000	1600	7,000	7,000	3,100	3,500
11	Malaysia	2,960	5,000	5,000	3,770	5,460	5,000
12	Russia	2,500	3,000	3,700	2,700	3,260	4,500
13	Rwanda	1800	2000	3,300	3,600	4,100	4,600
14	Laos	1400	1980	2,510	1700	1860	1800
15	United States	0	0	0	-	-	-

Methodology

The earlier figures come from Our World in Data, which compiles national tin production figures from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, the USGS Historical Statistics for Mineral and Material Commodities, and the BGS World Mineral Statistics, with major processing by Our World in Data; USGS data is prioritized, with BGS data used to supplement it. The earlier series covers 2020-2024. The 2024 and 2025 figures are estimates from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 where available; the United States is listed without a value and keeps its earlier zeros through 2022. Values refer to mine production of tin content, in tonnes, and 2025 figures are preliminary estimates from the source. The sum of individually reported country estimates does not equal the reported World total because the source applies rounding and other adjustments at the country and World levels. In the table, a zero reflects no production, while an empty cell means that no value was reported.