Top 5 Lead Producing Countries in the World

3. United States of America

Lead Mine Production in 2021 in metric tons: 300,000

The United States of America is the world’s largest economy in nominal terms, the only superpower, and one of the most technologically advanced nations on the planet. America produced three hundred thousand metric tons of lead in 2021, as well as 990 thousand from secondary sources such as scrap yards. Some of America’s largest mines are located in Missouri and Alaska. Most of America’s lead is used in battery production, and as its secondary lead production suggests, it also has a vast number of scrap facilities as well. The U.S. also has the fourth highest lead reserves in the world, which sit at five million tons.