Cobalt production - Country rankings
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Cobalt production in metric tons, 2019:
The average for 2019 based on 20 countries was 7216 metric tons. The highest value was in Democratic Republic of the Congo: 100000 metric tons and the lowest value was in Brazil: 30 metric tons. The indicator is available from 1998 to 2019. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: metric tons; Source: USGS
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Countries | Cobalt production, 2019 | Global rank | Available data |
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DR Congo | 100000 | 1 | 1998 - 2019 |
Russia | 6300 | 2 | 1998 - 2019 |
Australia | 5742 | 3 | 1998 - 2019 |
Philippines | 5100 | 4 | 2003 - 2019 |
Cuba | 3800 | 5 | 1998 - 2019 |
Madagascar | 3400 | 6 | 2010 - 2019 |
Canada | 3336 | 7 | 1998 - 2019 |
Papua N.G. | 2911 | 8 | 2012 - 2019 |
China | 2500 | 9 | 1998 - 2019 |
Morocco | 2300 | 10 | 1998 - 2019 |
South Africa | 2100 | 11 | 1998 - 2019 |
N. Caledonia | 1700 | 12 | 1998 - 2019 |
Finland | 1454 | 13 | 2003 - 2019 |
Indonesia | 1100 | 14 | 2008 - 2019 |
Mexico | 1100 | 15 | 2016 - 2019 |
USA | 500 | 16 | 2014 - 2019 |
Zambia | 420 | 17 | 1998 - 2019 |
Zimbabwe | 400 | 18 | 1998 - 2019 |
Turkey | 120 | 19 | 2016 - 2019 |
Brazil | 30 | 20 | 1998 - 2019 |
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