China produced some 38.8 million metric tons of aluminum in 2021, becoming the world's largest aluminum producing region by far. The Gulf region ranked second, but by a wide margin, with a production volume of around 5.9 million metric tons that year.
Aluminum production worldwide in 2021, by region (in 1,000 metric tons)
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World Bureau of Metal Statistics. (June 6, 2022). Aluminum production worldwide in 2021, by region (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038471/global-aluminum-production-by-region/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. "Aluminum production worldwide in 2021, by region (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. June 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038471/global-aluminum-production-by-region/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. (2022). Aluminum production worldwide in 2021, by region (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038471/global-aluminum-production-by-region/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. "Aluminum Production Worldwide in 2021, by Region (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038471/global-aluminum-production-by-region/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics, Aluminum production worldwide in 2021, by region (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038471/global-aluminum-production-by-region/ (last visited April 18, 2024)
Aluminum production worldwide in 2021, by region (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], World Bureau of Metal Statistics, June 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038471/global-aluminum-production-by-region/