The Worl d Copper Factbook 2019 International Copper Study Group 23 0 5000 1000 0 1500 0 2000 0 2500 0 3000 0 1990 1993 1996 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 R e f i ned C opper Pr odu c t i on by R e gi on 19 90 201 8 T h ous 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 r o p e Oc e a n i a Regions with the high est ou t p ut of refined cop p er in 1990 the Am ericas 4250 kt followed by Eu rop e 3 004 kt Leading regio n in th e world in 2018 Asi a 13504 kt as compared to 2505kt in 1990