From 2000 to 2020, the import volume of metal ores into the United Kingdom fluctuated significantly. The peak was recorded at 48 million metric tons in 2007. As of 2020, the import volume of such products amounted to 27 million metric tons, a decrease of 44 percent compared to the peak year.
Volume of metal ores imported by the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2020 (in million metric tons)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (October 31, 2022). Volume of metal ores imported by the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2020 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/531855/metal-ores-import-metric-ton/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Volume of metal ores imported by the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2020 (in million metric tons)." Chart. October 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/531855/metal-ores-import-metric-ton/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Volume of metal ores imported by the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2020 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/531855/metal-ores-import-metric-ton/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Volume of Metal Ores Imported by The United Kingdom from 2000 to 2020 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/531855/metal-ores-import-metric-ton/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Volume of metal ores imported by the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2020 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/531855/metal-ores-import-metric-ton/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Volume of metal ores imported by the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2020 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), October 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/531855/metal-ores-import-metric-ton/