Primary aluminium production rose 10.9% to 31,413 kt in China in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, primary aluminium production in China reached an all time high of 31,413 kt in 2015 and an all time low of 127 kt in 1970.
China has been ranked 1st within the group of 41 countries we follow in terms of primary aluminium production.
| Aluminium (Primary) Production | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Bangladesh | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Canada | kt | 3,030 | 2,963 | 2,988 | 2,781 | 2,967 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 12,891 | 16,244 | 20,072 | 23,534 | 26,534 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 292 | 402 | 432 | 410 | 492 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 1,481 | 1,621 | 1,654 | 1,720 | 1,667 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 5.10 | 4.70 | 4.70 | 4.50 | 3.00 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Pakistan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | kt | 3,815 | 3,947 | 3,992 | 4,024 | 3,724 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sri Lanka | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | kt | 1,727 | 1,726 | 1,986 | 2,070 | 1,946 |