In 2020, 301.9 metric tons of gold was demanded by the global technology sector. Most of the total gold demand worldwide, however, comes from the jewelry industry. By comparison, gold production from mines worldwide in 2020 amounted to 3,200 metric tons.
Gold demand for technology worldwide from 2005 to 2020
(in metric tons)
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World Gold Council. (January 28, 2021). Gold demand for technology worldwide from 2005 to 2020 (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 27, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/417938/gold-demand-for-technology-worldwide-in-metric-tons/
World Gold Council. "Gold demand for technology worldwide from 2005 to 2020 (in metric tons)." Chart. January 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/417938/gold-demand-for-technology-worldwide-in-metric-tons/
World Gold Council. (2021). Gold demand for technology worldwide from 2005 to 2020 (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/417938/gold-demand-for-technology-worldwide-in-metric-tons/
World Gold Council. "Gold Demand for Technology Worldwide from 2005 to 2020 (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/417938/gold-demand-for-technology-worldwide-in-metric-tons/
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