<P> This is a list of countries by gold production in 2016 . </P> <P> For many years until 2006, South Africa was the world's dominant gold producer, but recently other countries have surpassed South Africa: China, Russia, Canada, the United States, Peru and Australia . Albeit, none of these countries have approached South Africa's peak production which occurred in the apartheid - era 1970s . Note the figures are for primary production . In the US, for example, for the years 2010 - 14, new and old scrap exceeded both primary production and reported domestic consumption . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Continent </Th> <Th> Country or region </Th> <Th> Gold production (metric tons) in 2016 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> World </Td> <Td> World (rounded) </Td> <Td> 3,100 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Asia </Td> <Td> China </Td> <Td> 455 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Oceania </Td> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> 270 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Europe </Td> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> 250 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Americas </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 209 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Americas </Td> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 170 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Americas </Td> <Td> Peru </Td> <Td> 150 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Africa </Td> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td> 140 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Americas </Td> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> 125 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 / 10 </Td> <Td> Asia </Td> <Td> Uzbekistan </Td> <Td> 100 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 / 10 </Td> <Td> Asia </Td> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> 100 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Africa </Td> <Td> Ghana </Td> <Td> 90 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Americas </Td> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 80 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Oceania </Td> <Td> Papua New Guinea </Td> <Td> 65 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> World </Td> <Td> Rest of the world </Td> <Td> 900 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Continent </Th> <Th> Country or region </Th> <Th> Gold production (metric tons) in 2016 </Th> </Tr>

Where is the most gold found in the world