China is the world's largest producer of molybdenum, with an estimated output of 110,000 metric tons of contained molybdenum in 2024. This was followed by Peru, having produced some 41,000 metric tons of molybdenum that year.
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Leading countries based on mine production of molybdenum worldwide in 2024
(in metric tons of contained molybdenum)
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US Geological Survey. (February 3, 2025). Leading countries based on mine production of molybdenum worldwide in 2024 (in metric tons of contained molybdenum) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/910853/global-mine-production-of-molybdenum-by-country/
US Geological Survey. "Leading countries based on mine production of molybdenum worldwide in 2024 (in metric tons of contained molybdenum)." Chart. February 3, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/910853/global-mine-production-of-molybdenum-by-country/
US Geological Survey. (2025). Leading countries based on mine production of molybdenum worldwide in 2024 (in metric tons of contained molybdenum). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/910853/global-mine-production-of-molybdenum-by-country/
US Geological Survey. "Leading Countries Based on Mine Production of Molybdenum Worldwide in 2024 (in Metric Tons of Contained Molybdenum)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/910853/global-mine-production-of-molybdenum-by-country/
US Geological Survey, Leading countries based on mine production of molybdenum worldwide in 2024 (in metric tons of contained molybdenum) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/910853/global-mine-production-of-molybdenum-by-country/ (last visited June 19, 2025)
Leading countries based on mine production of molybdenum worldwide in 2024 (in metric tons of contained molybdenum) [Graph], US Geological Survey, February 3, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/910853/global-mine-production-of-molybdenum-by-country/