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Operating segments - additional information (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Disclosure of operating segments [abstract]  
Consolidated sales revenue by destination and non-current assets other than excluded items

2021
%

2020
%
2019
%
2021
US$m

2020
US$m
2019
US$m
China57.2 58.1 51.3 36,308 25,940 22,135 
United States of America12.6 10.9 14.2 8,012 4,867 6,125 
Asia (excluding China and Japan)9.4 10.2 10.6 5,985 4,536 4,558 
Japan7.9 7.5 8.9 5,012 3,354 3,855 
Europe (excluding UK)5.2 5.9 6.0 3,271 2,623 2,610 
Canada2.6 2.9 3.3 1,677 1,289 1,478 
Australia 1.8 1.7 1.7 1,122 745 737 
UK0.4 0.5 0.6 243 242 248 
Other countries2.9 2.3 3.4 1,865 1,015 1,419 
Consolidated sales revenue100 100 100 63,495 44,611 43,165 
(a)Consolidated sales revenue by geographical destination is based on the ultimate country of the product's destination, if known. Where the ultimate destination is not known, we have defaulted to the shipping address of the customer. Rio Tinto is domiciled in both the UK and Australia.
The total of non-current assets other than excluded items is shown by location below.

2021
US$m
2020
US$m
Australia 32,807 32,290 
Canada15,139 14,666 
Mongolia11,653 10,285 
United States of America6,141 6,090 
Africa3,080 3,294 
South America2,451 2,718 
Europe (excluding UK)246 212 
UK111 117 
Other countries1,197 1,008 
Total non-current assets other than excluded items72,825 70,680 
Non-current assets excluded from analysis above:
Deferred tax assets3,375 3,385 
Other financial assets(b)
528 829 
Quasi equity loans to equity accounted units(b)
97 112 
Tax recoverable29 4 
Receivables and other assets1,610 1,525 
Total non-current assets per balance sheet78,464 76,535 
(a)Allocation of non-current assets by country is based on the location of the business units holding the assets. It includes investments in equity accounted units totalling US$3,407 million (2020: US$3,652 million) which represents the Group’s share of net assets excluding quasi equity loans shown separately above.
(b)Loans to equity accounted units comprise quasi equity loans of US$97 million (2020: US$112 million) included in “Investments in equity accounted units” on the face of the balance sheet and no non-current non-quasi equity loans (2020: US$1 million) shown within “Other financial assets”.
Consolidated sales revenue by product
Consolidated sales revenues of the Group are derived from the following products sold to external customers:

Revenue from
contracts
with
customers
2021
US$m
Other
revenue(a)
2021
US$m
Consolidated
sales revenue
2021
US$m
Iron ore42,992 (796)42,196 
Aluminium, alumina and bauxite12,336 103 12,439 
Copper3,229 96 3,325 
Industrial minerals (comprising titanium dioxide slag, borates and salt)2,114 3 2,117 
Gold1,075 2 1,077 
Diamonds501 — 501 
Other products(b)
1,837 3 1,840 
Consolidated sales revenue64,084 (589)63,495 

Revenue from contracts
with customers
2020
US$m
Other
revenue(a)
2020
US$m
Consolidated sales revenue
2020
US$m

Revenue from contracts
with customers
2019
US$m
Other
revenue(a)
2019
US$m

Consolidated sales revenue
2019
US$m
Iron ore28,202 1,000 29,202 25,516 229 25,745 
Aluminium, alumina and bauxite9,092 54 9,146 10,207 (32)10,175 
Copper1,721 64 1,785 2,030 (7)2,023 
Industrial minerals (comprising titanium dioxide slag, borates and salt)2,054 (3)2,051 2,251 (12)2,239 
Gold471 6 477 667 2 669 
Diamonds459 — 459 619 — 619 
Other products(b)
1,493 (2)1,491 1,697 (2)1,695 
Consolidated sales revenue43,492 1,119 44,611 42,987 178 43,165 
(a)Certain of the Group's products may be provisionally priced at the date revenue is recognised. The change in value of the provisionally priced receivables is based on relevant forward market prices and is included in “Other revenue” above.
(b)“Other products” includes metallic co-products, molybdenum, silver and other commodities. This category also now includes uranium sales of US$229 million (2020: US$299 million; 2019: US$375 million) that were previously disclosed separately.