List of countries by gold production - wikipedia List of countries by gold production 2012 World gold output ( in kilograms ). Trends in the top five gold - producing countries This is a list of countries by gold production in 2016. 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. Albeit, none of these countries have approached South Africa 's peak production which occurred in the apartheid - era 1970s. Note the figures are for primary production. In the US, for example, for the years 2010 - 14, new and old scrap exceeded both primary production and reported domestic consumption. Rank Continent Country or region Gold production ( metric tons ) in 2016 World World ( rounded ) 3,100 Asia China 455 Oceania Australia 270 Europe Russia 250 Americas United States 209 Americas Canada 170 6 Americas Peru 150 7 Africa South Africa 140 8 Americas Mexico 125 9 / 10 Asia Uzbekistan 100 9 / 10 Asia Indonesia 100 11 Africa Ghana 90 12 Americas Brazil 80 13 Oceania Papua New Guinea 65 World Rest of the world 900 References Jump up ^ `` Where Have All the Gold Mines Gone ? '' Jump up ^ `` U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries, January 2016 '' ( PDF ). USGS. 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016. Jump up ^ US Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries - 2017, Jan. 2017. External links http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/gold/mcs-2016-gold.pdf Lists of countries by industrial output rankings Metallurgy Aluminium Al O Bauxite Bismuth Copper smelter Gold Iron ore Lithium Magnesium Manganese Mercury Palladium Platinum Silver Steel Tin Titanium Uranium reserves Zinc Mineral Antimony Bentonite Feldspar Fluorite Silicon Salt Emissions CO per capita GDP per Greenhouse gas per capita Others Manufacturing Cement Motor vehicles Paper Refrigerators Washing machines List of international rankings List of top international rankings by country Lists by country Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_countries_by_gold_production&oldid=834336273 '' Categories : Gold mining Lists of countries by mineral production Talk About Wikipedia Deutsch Español فارسی Português Slovenščina Svenska தமிழ் اردو Tiếng Việt 中文 4 more Edit links This page was last edited on 5 April 2018, at 04 : 49. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: where is the most gold found in the world
Answer: China