In 2022, mine production of silver yielded 822.4 million ounces, and was the largest source of the global silver supply that year by far. In a distant second place was silver recycling, which accounted for 180.6 million ounces of the total global silver supply that year.
Supply of silver worldwide in 2022, by source (in million ounces)
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The Silver Institute. (July 5, 2023). Supply of silver worldwide in 2022, by source (in million ounces) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/253342/world-silver-supply-by-source/
The Silver Institute. "Supply of silver worldwide in 2022, by source (in million ounces)." Chart. July 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253342/world-silver-supply-by-source/
The Silver Institute. (2023). Supply of silver worldwide in 2022, by source (in million ounces). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253342/world-silver-supply-by-source/
The Silver Institute. "Supply of Silver Worldwide in 2022, by Source (in Million Ounces)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253342/world-silver-supply-by-source/
The Silver Institute, Supply of silver worldwide in 2022, by source (in million ounces) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253342/world-silver-supply-by-source/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Supply of silver worldwide in 2022, by source (in million ounces) [Graph], The Silver Institute, July 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/253342/world-silver-supply-by-source/