world's largest mercury producing country. Mercury is mainly used in the manufacturing of electrical and electronic goods as well as industrial chemicals.
In 2023, global mercury production amounted to an estimated total of 1,200 metric tons. That is a considerably decrease compared to the worldwide mercury production in 2016, which amounted to 4,500 metric tons. China is by far the Mine production of mercury worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in metric tons)
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US Geological Survey. (January 29, 2024). Mine production of mercury worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/587342/mine-production-of-mercury-worldwide/
US Geological Survey. "Mine production of mercury worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in metric tons)." Chart. January 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/587342/mine-production-of-mercury-worldwide/
US Geological Survey. (2024). Mine production of mercury worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/587342/mine-production-of-mercury-worldwide/
US Geological Survey. "Mine Production of Mercury Worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/587342/mine-production-of-mercury-worldwide/
US Geological Survey, Mine production of mercury worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/587342/mine-production-of-mercury-worldwide/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Mine production of mercury worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, January 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/587342/mine-production-of-mercury-worldwide/