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Silver in numbers

Silver (Ag) drawn as one poster: 26 kt of world mine production in 2025, Mexico the largest producer, 1 critical mineral lists. Scroll to draw it, then download it as SVG or PNG.

PROSPECTOR TRAILS · INFOGRAPHIC · DATA YEAR 2025SilverAgPrecious metal · symbol AgSilver is both a precious metal and an industrial metal: solar panels, electronics, brazing,jewellery and investment.WORLD MINE PRODUCTION 202526 ktAg content. USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries.TOP PRODUCER: MEXICO24%6.3 kt of the world total in 2025.WORLD RESERVES 2025610 ktLargest in Peru (110 kt). Ag content.CRITICAL MINERAL LISTS1Current government critical or strategic lists namingsilver, across 1 jurisdictions.TOP 3 PRODUCERS51%US NET IMPORT RELIANCE 202577%PRICE 202539.80 $/troy ozTOP PRODUCERS 2025Where silver comes fromMexico6.3 kt24%Peru3.6 kt14%China3.4 kt13%Bolivia1.5 kt5.8%Chile1.4 kt5.4%Poland1.3 kt5.0%Russia1.2 kt4.6%United States1.1 kt4.2%Australia1.0 kt3.8%Argentina800 t3.1%Mine production, Ag content. Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, estimates.Mine output was about 26 kt in 2025: Mexico 6.3 kt, Peru 3.6 kt, China 3.4 kt. Most silver is aby-product of lead, zinc, copper and gold mining.1900–2021A century of silver production0.00 t7.5 kt15 kt22 kt30 kt190019171935195219691986200420212021: 25 kt1900: 5.4 ktWorld production, USGS column 'World production'. Source: USGS Data Series 140, historical statistics.PRODUCING COUNTRIES14 countries reported silver output in 2025Filled countries produce it; brighter is larger. Outline map simplified from Natural Earth.TRADE FLOWS 2024Biggest silver trade routesChina → Hong Kong$3.2 bnMexico → United States$2.4 bnUnited Kingdom → India$2.4 bnUnited Arab Emirates → India$1.9 bnChina → United Kingdom$1.5 bnHS 710691: Silver, unwrought. World trade $27 bn in 2024. Source: CEPII BACI (HS22).POLICYOn the critical listsUnited States (USGS): critical 2025prospectortrails.comSources: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, CEPII BACI, IEA (CC BY 4.0), World Bank,government lists. Figures rounded.PROSPECTOR TRAILSOpen data, drawn in numbers
Silver infographic: world production, top producers, reserves, a century of output, producing countries on a map, trade routes, critical lists. Data year 2025.

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World mine production, 2025
26 kt (Ag content) USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Largest producer
Mexico, 6.3 kt (24% of world) USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Top three producers' share
51% USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
World reserves, 2025
610 kt (Ag content), largest in Peru USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Critical mineral lists
1 current lists in 1 jurisdictions (United States) government critical mineral lists
US net import reliance, 2025
77% USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Price, 2025
39.80 $/troy oz (Silver (nominal USD; 99.9% refined, London afternoon fixing)) World Bank Pink Sheet
World production, 1900
5.4 kt (USGS historical series, as reported) USGS Data Series 140 (historical statistics)
World production, 2021 (historical series)
25 kt USGS Data Series 140 (historical statistics)
Largest trade flow, 2024
China → Hong Kong, $3.2 bn (HS 710691, Silver, unwrought); world trade $27 bn CEPII BACI trade database

Sources

USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · USGS Data Series 140 (historical statistics) · CEPII BACI trade database · government critical mineral lists. Figures are rounded; country names follow our atlas.

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