Refined secondary copper production amounted to an estimated 4.15 million metric tons worldwide in 2022, which was a slight increase from 3.83 million metric tons in 2020. That was nearly double the global volume of secondary copper that was produced in 2004.
Production volume of refined secondary copper worldwide from 2005 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)
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ICSG. (November 9, 2023). Production volume of refined secondary copper worldwide from 2005 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/281022/global-production-of-refined-secondary-copper/
ICSG. "Production volume of refined secondary copper worldwide from 2005 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. November 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281022/global-production-of-refined-secondary-copper/
ICSG. (2023). Production volume of refined secondary copper worldwide from 2005 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281022/global-production-of-refined-secondary-copper/
ICSG. "Production Volume of Refined Secondary Copper Worldwide from 2005 to 2022 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281022/global-production-of-refined-secondary-copper/
ICSG, Production volume of refined secondary copper worldwide from 2005 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281022/global-production-of-refined-secondary-copper/ (last visited April 17, 2024)
Production volume of refined secondary copper worldwide from 2005 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], ICSG, November 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/281022/global-production-of-refined-secondary-copper/