Other National Surveys
Most leading producers of mined minerals have mapped the resource value of the majority of their commodities .
The 20 leading countries by production have over $197 trillion of commodity reserves with combined annual production of over $2.45 trillion.
Leading producers either publish reports on their resource base and production or the information is available from either of the industry standard USGS or BGS surveys.
The country that produces the most definitive resource report is Australia, which publishes extensive data on its resources and reserves. Due to the level of data available and published by Australia it is able to include its economically demonstrated resources on its country balance sheet.
The data and reports that CAR Geoscience will be compiling and reporting using geological intelligence will make the Central African Republic one of the most advanced countries in Africa with regards to mapping and reporting on its resources and reserves.
The data and reports that CAR Geoscience will be compiling, and reporting would make CAR one of the most advanced countries in Africa with regards to mapping and reporting on its resources and reserves. This would also enable CAR to include its economically demonstrated resources on its country balance sheet.
Top 20 Countries by Annual Mineral Production
Listed below are the top 20 countries by value of mineral production value of mineral reserves (excluding oil and gas)
| Country | Production (US$m) | Reserves (US$m) | Years of Production | Production $ per km² | |
| 1 | China | 899,634.42 | 29,212,617.70 | 32.47 | 96,460.96 |
| 2 | Australia | 317,007.42 | 30,728,548.95 | 96.93 | 41,264.65 |
| 3 | India | 177,213.21 | 18,810,204.98 | 106.14 | 59,603.67 |
| 4 | Republic of South Africa | 159,913.90 | 7,530,333.02 | 47.09 | 131,673.82 |
| 5 | Indonesia | 136,756.77 | 6,337,339.34 | 46.34 | 75,490.79 |
| 6 | Russia | 130,507.28 | 25,813,985.15 | 197.80 | 7,968.58 |
| 7 | United States | 121,036.14 | 44,562,417.83 | 368.17 | 13,231.47 |
| 8 | Brazil | 118,075.51 | 9,044,351.42 | 76.60 | 14,127.01 |
| 9 | Chile | 62,114.50 | 2,029,908.55 | 32.68 | 83,508.33 |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 47,328.64 | 5,184,462.17 | 109.54 | 17,531.08 |
| 11 | Canada | 47,295.13 | 2,557,531.55 | 54.08 | 5,200.98 |
| 12 | Gabon | 34,498.35 | 292,800.00 | 8.49 | 133,887.36 |
| 13 | Ghana | 33,784.11 | 117,943.64 | 3.49 | 148,480.05 |
| 14 | Peru | 30,295.56 | 1,259,080.30 | 41.56 | 23,668.48 |
| 15 | Mexico | 29,053.33 | 922,727.56 | 31.76 | 14,945.55 |
| 16 | Ukraine | 23,910.71 | 7,345,019.44 | 307.19 | 41,273.03 |
| 17 | Mozambique | 23,292.68 | 53,978.00 | 2.32 | 29,620.13 |
| 18 | Poland | 20,534.31 | 4,393,614.17 | 213.96 | 67,490.46 |
| 19 | Iran | 20,464.05 | 527,741.59 | 25.79 | 13,361.27 |
| 20 | Congo (Kinshasha - DRC) | 20,389.76 | 372,314.20 | 18.26 | 8,993.97 |