In 2022, the total global production volume of zinc from mines reached nearly 12.5 million metric tons. That was a decrease of roughly 300,000 metric tons compared to the previous year. Zinc is one of the world's most widely used non-ferrous metals.
Mine production of zinc worldwide from 2005 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)
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ILZSG. (May 22, 2023). Mine production of zinc worldwide from 2005 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264882/world-mine-production-of-zinc/
ILZSG. "Mine production of zinc worldwide from 2005 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. May 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264882/world-mine-production-of-zinc/
ILZSG. (2023). Mine production of zinc worldwide from 2005 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264882/world-mine-production-of-zinc/
ILZSG. "Mine Production of Zinc Worldwide from 2005 to 2022 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264882/world-mine-production-of-zinc/
ILZSG, Mine production of zinc worldwide from 2005 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264882/world-mine-production-of-zinc/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Mine production of zinc worldwide from 2005 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], ILZSG, May 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/264882/world-mine-production-of-zinc/