Global number of deep sea mining contracts by select country 2022

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Jul 11, 2025
In 2022, China sponsored the highest number of deep sea mining exploration contracts compared to other countries in the world, with a total of five contracts. In the second position was Russia with
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deep sea mining contracts, and in the third position was South Korea with
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Number of deep sea mining contracts worldwide as of 2022, by select country

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Statistic: Number of deep sea mining contracts worldwide as of 2022, by select country

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December 2022

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Worldwide

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2022

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Bulgaria, Cuba, Czechia, Poland, Russia, and Slovakia have a jointly sponsored contract, but are counted individually as sponsors in this statistic.

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