This statistic shows the figures for the global silver supply in 2018, broken down by source. In that year, 151.3 million ounces of the total global silver supply came from scrap sources. Mine production yielded 855.7 million ounces, and was the largest source of the global silver supply by far.
Global silver supply by source 2018
Silver supply worldwide in 2018, by source
(in million ounces)
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The Silver Institute. (August 1, 2019). Silver supply worldwide in 2018, by source (in million ounces) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 12, 2019, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/253342/world-silver-supply-by-source/
The Silver Institute. "Silver supply worldwide in 2018, by source (in million ounces)." Chart. August 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 12, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253342/world-silver-supply-by-source/
The Silver Institute. (2019). Silver supply worldwide in 2018, by source (in million ounces). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 12, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253342/world-silver-supply-by-source/
The Silver Institute. "Silver Supply Worldwide in 2018, by Source (in Million Ounces)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253342/world-silver-supply-by-source/
The Silver Institute, Silver supply worldwide in 2018, by source (in million ounces) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253342/world-silver-supply-by-source/ (last visited December 12, 2019)