Africa produced some 90.6 million metric tons of bauxite in 2020. Guinea is by far the largest producer of bauxite in Africa, having produced 87.77 million metric tons in 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.
Bauxite production in Africa from 2010 to 2020
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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World Bureau of Metal Statistics. (May 4, 2021). Bauxite production in Africa from 2010 to 2020 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038455/african-bauxite-production/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. "Bauxite production in Africa from 2010 to 2020 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. May 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038455/african-bauxite-production/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. (2021). Bauxite production in Africa from 2010 to 2020 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038455/african-bauxite-production/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. "Bauxite Production in Africa from 2010 to 2020 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038455/african-bauxite-production/
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