The Democratic Republic of the Congo is by far the leading producer of cobalt in Africa, and is estimated to have produced 64,000 metric tons of this material in 2016. Madagascar was the second-largest cobalt producer in Africa that year, with production estimated at 3,800 metric tons.
Production volume of cobalt in Africa in 2016, by country (in metric tons)*
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US Geological Survey. (August 25, 2021). Production volume of cobalt in Africa in 2016, by country (in metric tons)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049801/cobalt-production-africa-by-country/
US Geological Survey. "Production volume of cobalt in Africa in 2016, by country (in metric tons)*." Chart. August 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049801/cobalt-production-africa-by-country/
US Geological Survey. (2021). Production volume of cobalt in Africa in 2016, by country (in metric tons)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049801/cobalt-production-africa-by-country/
US Geological Survey. "Production Volume of Cobalt in Africa in 2016, by Country (in Metric Tons)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049801/cobalt-production-africa-by-country/
US Geological Survey, Production volume of cobalt in Africa in 2016, by country (in metric tons)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049801/cobalt-production-africa-by-country/ (last visited May 28, 2022)