Cobalt production - Country rankings

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Cobalt production in metric tons, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 20 countries was 9845 metric tons. The highest value was in Democratic Republic of the Congo: 144000 metric tons and the lowest value was in Zimbabwe: 241 metric tons. The indicator is available from 1998 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: metric tons; Source: USGS
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Countries Cobalt production, 2022 Global rank Available data
DR Congo 144000 1 1998 - 2022
Indonesia 9600 2 2008 - 2022
Russia 9200 3 1998 - 2022
Australia 5786 4 1998 - 2022
Philippines 3900 5 2003 - 2022
Cuba 3700 6 1998 - 2022
Madagascar 3500 7 2010 - 2022
Canada 3063 8 1998 - 2022
Papua N.G. 2987 9 2012 - 2022
Turkey 2100 10 2016 - 2022
China 2000 11 1998 - 2022
N. Caledonia 2000 12 1998 - 2022
Morocco 1700 13 1998 - 2022
Finland 1235 14 2003 - 2022
Mexico 600 15 2016 - 2022
USA 500 16 2014 - 2022
Brazil 291 17 1998 - 2022
Zambia 251 18 1998 - 2022
South Africa 250 19 1998 - 2022
Zimbabwe 241 20 1998 - 2022



Definition: Cobalt production in metric tons.

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1. DR Congo
2. Indonesia
3. Russia
4. Australia
5. Philippines
6. Cuba
7. Madagascar
8. Canada
9. Papua N.G.
10. Turkey
11. China
12. N. Caledonia
13. Morocco
14. Finland
15. Mexico
16. USA
17. Brazil
18. Zambia
19. South Africa
20. Zimbabwe
144000
9600
9200
5786
3900
3700
3500
3063
2987
2100
2000
2000
1700
1235
600
500
291
251
250
241
0
36000
72000
108000
144000


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