The Worl d Copper Factbook 2019 International Copper Study Group 18 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 1000 0 1200 0 1400 0 1990 1993 1996 2000 2003 2 006 2 009 2012 2 015 2 018 C opper S m e l t e r P r odu c t i on by R e gi on 1990 201 8 T hous a nd m e t r ic t onne s c oppe r S our c e IC S G Af r i ca Am e r i c a As i a Eu ro p e Oc e a n i a Asias share of worl d copper sme l te r out p ut jumped from 27 in 1990 to 62 in 2018 as smelter product i on in China exp a nd ed rapidly