Global leading critical mineral producers 2011-2015, by country
Several countries throughout the world are the leading producers of one or more critical mineral or element. As of 2015, China was the main producer for 23 such commodity elements, down from 28 in 2011. That made China the leading country by far based on the number of critical minerals and elements that it was the top producer of. Comparatively, Australia, second place in the ranking, was the world's leading producer of just three critical elements and minerals as of 2015.