How much gold is mined in a year?
3,600 tAbout 3,970 US tons · Giant
About 3,600 tonnes of gold are mined each year.
That's about 42,000 big red kangaroos (85 kg each).
⛏️3,600 t
🛰️the ISS
By weight: a year of mined gold is about 8.6× heavier than the ISS.
Things about the same weight
- How much does a giant sequoia weigh?2,000 t
- How much does the Space Shuttle weigh at launch?2,030 t
- How much does the London Eye weigh?2,100 t
- How much water is in an Olympic swimming pool?2,500 t
- How much water goes over Niagara Falls each second?2,832 t
- How much did a Saturn V rocket weigh?2,970 t
- How much gold is in Fort Knox?4,582 t
- How much does Starship weigh at launch?5,000 t
Many real things vary, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].