In 2021, the total worldwide refinery production of cobalt amounted to an estimated 136,826 metric tons. Cobalt demand has been increasing in recent years due to increased demand for batteries containing cobalt.
Refinery production of cobalt worldwide from 2011 to 2021 (in metric tons)
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World Bureau of Metal Statistics. (June 6, 2022). Refinery production of cobalt worldwide from 2011 to 2021 (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/339748/global-cobalt-refinery-production/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. "Refinery production of cobalt worldwide from 2011 to 2021 (in metric tons)." Chart. June 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/339748/global-cobalt-refinery-production/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. (2022). Refinery production of cobalt worldwide from 2011 to 2021 (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/339748/global-cobalt-refinery-production/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. "Refinery Production of Cobalt Worldwide from 2011 to 2021 (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/339748/global-cobalt-refinery-production/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics, Refinery production of cobalt worldwide from 2011 to 2021 (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/339748/global-cobalt-refinery-production/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Refinery production of cobalt worldwide from 2011 to 2021 (in metric tons) [Graph], World Bureau of Metal Statistics, June 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/339748/global-cobalt-refinery-production/