Zinc (slab) production fell 44.4% to 15.0 kt in Dem. People's Republic of Korea in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, zinc (slab) production in Dem. People's Republic of Korea reached an all time high of 225 kt in 1986 and an all time low of 15.0 kt in 2015. When compared to Dem. People's Republic of Korea's main peers, zinc (slab) production in China amounted to 6,155 kt, 567 kt in Japan, 940 kt in South Korea and 10.0 kt in Vietnam in 2015.
Dem. People's Republic of Korea has been ranked 28th within the group of 31 countries we follow in terms of zinc (slab) production, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Zinc (Slab) Production | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Cambodia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | kt | 4,286 | 5,209 | 5,212 | 4,881 | 5,280 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 636 | 740 | 784 | 704 | 768 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 541 | 574 | 545 | 571 | 587 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| North Korea | kt | 26.0 | 36.0 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 208 | 241 | 249 | 250 | 216 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kt | 722 | 750 | 829 | 881 | 886 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | kt | 105 | 95.2 | 98.4 | 101 | 76.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 203 | 249 | 248 | 261 | 233 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 12.0 |
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