Gold has had a huge impact on world economies and history. Wars have been fought over gold and estimates say only 20% of the world’s gold remains in wait to be mined. Almost half the gold that currently exists above the ground is in the form of jewelry. It’s no surprise that precious metals are of interest to the jewelry experts at Kylar Mack. They created this fascinating showing us which countries have the most precious metal. The calculations are based on how many metric tons of the metal have been extracted in each location.
Overall, experts say 244,000 metric tons of gold have been discovered with 187,000 tons mined (the rest is still underground.) More gold has been mined in China than anywhere else. 7,868 metric tons of gold have been mined in China between 2000 and 2023. Australia is right behind China at 6,678 metric tons. The U.S. and Russia are ranked after with both countries mining over 5,000 metric tons.
infographic by: kylarmack.com
