In 2021, 173 million ounces of the total global silver supply came from recycling. Mine production yielded 822.6 million ounces, and was the largest source of the global silver supply that year by far.
Silver supply worldwide in 2021, by source
(in million ounces)
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The Silver Institute. (July 25, 2022). Silver supply worldwide in 2021, by source (in million ounces) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/253342/world-silver-supply-by-source/
The Silver Institute. "Silver supply worldwide in 2021, by source (in million ounces)." Chart. July 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253342/world-silver-supply-by-source/
The Silver Institute. (2022). Silver supply worldwide in 2021, by source (in million ounces). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253342/world-silver-supply-by-source/
The Silver Institute. "Silver Supply Worldwide in 2021, by Source (in Million Ounces)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253342/world-silver-supply-by-source/
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