The demand for the base metal copper amounted to a global total of 23.5 million metric tons in 2020, a slight decrease from 2019. Global copper consumption is estimated to have increased by four percent in 2021 compared to 2020.
Consumption volume of copper worldwide in 2019 and 2020, with estimated figures for 2021 and 2022 (in million metric tons)
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Norilsk Nickel. (November 29, 2021). Consumption volume of copper worldwide in 2019 and 2020, with estimated figures for 2021 and 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273676/global-copper-consumption/
Norilsk Nickel. "Consumption volume of copper worldwide in 2019 and 2020, with estimated figures for 2021 and 2022 (in million metric tons)." Chart. November 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273676/global-copper-consumption/
Norilsk Nickel. (2021). Consumption volume of copper worldwide in 2019 and 2020, with estimated figures for 2021 and 2022 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273676/global-copper-consumption/
Norilsk Nickel. "Consumption Volume of Copper Worldwide in 2019 and 2020, with Estimated Figures for 2021 and 2022 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273676/global-copper-consumption/
Norilsk Nickel, Consumption volume of copper worldwide in 2019 and 2020, with estimated figures for 2021 and 2022 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273676/global-copper-consumption/ (last visited April 18, 2024)
Consumption volume of copper worldwide in 2019 and 2020, with estimated figures for 2021 and 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Norilsk Nickel, November 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/273676/global-copper-consumption/