China produced some 38.8 million metric tons of aluminum in 2021, becoming the world's largest aluminum producing region by far. The Gulf region ranked second, but by a wide margin, with a production volume of around 5.9 million metric tons that year.
Aluminum production worldwide in 2021, by region
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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