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Dividends - Summary of dividends per share (Detail) - $ / shares | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
– Rio Tinto plc |  |  |
Disclosure of Dividends [Line Items] |  |  |
Dividends per share: paid during the year (in usd per share) | $ 4.350 | $ 4.020 | $ 7.460
Final Dividends |  |  |
Disclosure of Dividends [Line Items] |  |  |
Ordinary dividends per share: announced with the results for the year (in usd per share) | 2.250 | 2.580 | 2.250
Final Dividends | – Rio Tinto plc |  |  |
Disclosure of Dividends [Line Items] |  |  |
Previous year dividends per share paid in the year (in currency per share) | 2.580 | 2.250 | 4.170
Special Dividends | – Rio Tinto plc |  |  |
Disclosure of Dividends [Line Items] |  |  |
Previous year dividends per share paid in the year (in currency per share) | 0 | 0 | 0.620
Interim Dividends | – Rio Tinto plc |  |  |
Disclosure of Dividends [Line Items] |  |  |
Interim dividends per share paid in the year (in currency per share) | $ 1.770 | $ 1.770 | $ 2.670

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