In 2020, China accounted for the highest share of land area used for mining activities of any country in the world, with an estimated 11.5 percent of the total mining land area worldwide. Australia and the United States followed, with 11.3 and 11.2 percent shares of the total global land area for mining, respectively.
Distribution of the land area for mining activities worldwide as of 2020, by country
(in percent)
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