The cobalt industry employed nearly 900,000 people worldwide as of 2021, which was approximately three times as much as in 2010. Furthermore, it is forecast that the global cobalt industry will account for some 1.5 million jobs by the year 2030, as global cobalt demand is expected to increase drastically in coming years.
Number of jobs in the cobalt industry worldwide in 2010 and 2021, with a forecast for 2030 (in 1,000s)
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Countries
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Refined production
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- Premium Statistic Global refinery capacity of cobalt 2020, by top countries
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Trade
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Companies
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Consumption
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Cobalt Institute. (May 9, 2023). Number of jobs in the cobalt industry worldwide in 2010 and 2021, with a forecast for 2030 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411721/employment-in-the-cobalt-industry-worldwide/
Cobalt Institute. "Number of jobs in the cobalt industry worldwide in 2010 and 2021, with a forecast for 2030 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411721/employment-in-the-cobalt-industry-worldwide/
Cobalt Institute. (2023). Number of jobs in the cobalt industry worldwide in 2010 and 2021, with a forecast for 2030 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411721/employment-in-the-cobalt-industry-worldwide/
Cobalt Institute. "Number of Jobs in The Cobalt Industry Worldwide in 2010 and 2021, with a Forecast for 2030 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411721/employment-in-the-cobalt-industry-worldwide/
Cobalt Institute, Number of jobs in the cobalt industry worldwide in 2010 and 2021, with a forecast for 2030 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411721/employment-in-the-cobalt-industry-worldwide/ (last visited April 27, 2024)
Number of jobs in the cobalt industry worldwide in 2010 and 2021, with a forecast for 2030 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Cobalt Institute, May 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411721/employment-in-the-cobalt-industry-worldwide/