The great upheaval accelerates, understand the global resource landscape through 5 charts

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: Global rankings of gold and silver production

In the global gold production ranking, China ranks first with 380 tons, followed by Russia and Australia in second and third place. In terms of silver production, Mexico leads by a wide margin with 5,775 tons, followed closely by China. As traditional safe-haven assets, the supply pattern of gold and silver profoundly influences the global reserve system and the fundamentals of industrial applications.

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: Global rankings of copper and iron ore production

Chile dominates with a copper production of 5.507 million tons. In the iron ore sector, Australia takes the lead with 930 million tons of raw ore production, followed by Brazil and China in second and third place. The concentration of supply for these two essential industrial raw materials determines the underlying logic of global manufacturing costs and supply chain resilience.

Figure 3

: Global rankings of lithium and rare earth production

Australia leads the world with a lithium production of 82,700 tons, followed closely by Chile and China. In the rare earth sector, China holds an absolute dominant position with a production of 270,000 tons, while the combined production of the United States and Australia is less than 30% of China’s.

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: Global rankings of oil and natural gas production

The United States firmly holds first place with an oil production of 13.87 million barrels per day, followed closely by Russia and Saudi Arabia. In the natural gas sector, the United States also leads with a production of 1,030 billion cubic meters, with Russia and Iran in second and third place. Although the supply pattern of traditional energy has undergone changes, the pricing power of leading countries remains solid.

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: Global rankings of soybean production

Brazil ranks first in the world with a soybean production of 180 million tons, followed by the United States and Argentina. As an important bulk agricultural product, the supply pattern of soybeans directly affects global food prices and trade flows, and serves as an important window for observing agricultural security.

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