Copper (smelter) production rose 10.3% to 1,496 kt in Chile in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, copper (smelter) production in Chile reached an all time high of 1,565 kt in 2006 and an all time low of 557 kt in 1973.
Chile has been ranked 2nd within the group of 35 countries we follow in terms of copper (smelter) production.
| Copper (Smelter) Production | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Argentina | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bolivia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Brazil | kt | 205 | 209 | 224 | 170 | 203 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | kt | 1,522 | 1,560 | 1,522 | 1,342 | 1,358 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Peru | kt | 326 | 313 | 299 | 290 | 413 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |