List of countries by gold production
This is a list of countries by gold production in 2017. For many years until 2006, South Africa was the world's dominant gold producer, but recently other countries have surpassed South Africa: China, Russia, Canada, the United States, Peru and Australia.

List of countries by gold production

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Table Section Text: This is a list of countries by gold production in 2017. For many years until 2006, South Africa was the world's dominant gold producer, but recently other countries have surpassed South Africa: China, Russia, Canada, the United States, Peru and Australia.

Rank	Country	Gold production (metric tons)	Reserves (metric tons)

1	China China	440	2,000

2	Australia Australia	300	9,800

3	Russia Russia	255	5,500

4	United States United States	245	3,000

5	Canada Canada	180	2,200

6	Peru Peru	155	2,300

7	South Africa South Africa	145	6,000

8	Mexico Mexico	110	1,400

9	Uzbekistan Uzbekistan	100	1,800

10	Brazil Brazil	85	2,400

11	Indonesia Indonesia	80	2,500

11	Ghana Ghana	80	1,000

13	Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea	60	1,300

Rest of the world	845	12,000

World (rounded)	3,150	54,000

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As of 2017, the world's largest gold producer was China with 440 tonnes.

final_sentence: As of 2017, the world's largest gold producer was China with 440 tonnes.