All the gold in the world fits into a cube 22 metres on a side
All the gold ever mined (around 220,000 tonnes) fits into a cube of about 22 metres on a side — shown next to a bus and a person for scale.
All the gold in the world fits into a cube 22 metres on a side
That is how rare gold is: all the gold ever mined in human history — around 220,000 tonnes — would fit into a single cube only about 22 metres on a side. The reason is its sheer density: a single litre of gold already weighs 19 kilograms.
Stock: World Gold Council, as of 31/12/2024, carried forward with world production from the U. S. Geological Survey. Gold density 19.3 g/cm³. For comparison: world annual production in 2025 (3,300 t) fills a cube of only about 5.6 metres.
Where the numbers come from
This chart is based on annual figures that we enter by hand as soon as the source publishes a new edition.
- external source World Gold Council — above-ground gold stock, extrapolated with USGS production — new values annually
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