In 2021, an estimated 2,300 metric tons of mercury was produced worldwide, a slight decrease from the 2,490 metric tons produced in the previous year. Mercury is mainly used in the manufacturing of electrical and electronic goods as well as industrial chemicals.
Mine production of mercury worldwide from 2010 to 2021
(in metric tons)
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US Geological Survey. (January 31, 2022). Mine production of mercury worldwide from 2010 to 2021 (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 01, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/587342/mine-production-of-mercury-worldwide/
US Geological Survey. "Mine production of mercury worldwide from 2010 to 2021 (in metric tons)." Chart. January 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 01, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/587342/mine-production-of-mercury-worldwide/
US Geological Survey. (2022). Mine production of mercury worldwide from 2010 to 2021 (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 01, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/587342/mine-production-of-mercury-worldwide/
US Geological Survey. "Mine Production of Mercury Worldwide from 2010 to 2021 (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/587342/mine-production-of-mercury-worldwide/
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