Bauxite production in Africa 2010-2021
Africa produced some 89.5 million metric tons of bauxite in 2021. Guinea is by far the largest producer of bauxite in Africa, having produced 87.4 million metric tons of the metal that year. Bauxite ore is the main source of aluminum worldwide. It contains alumina (in addition to other compounds), which is the starting material for the smelting of aluminum.