Cobalt production in BRICS in 2024 — 11,006 t. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 130.8%.
1995–2024 · tonnes
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: BRICS
| Year | t | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11,006 | +178 | +1.65% |
| 2023 | 10,828 | −1,122 | −9.39% |
| 2022 | 11,950 | +553 | +4.85% |
| 2021 | 11,397 | −2,303 | −16.81% |
| 2020 | 13,700 | +2,800 | +25.69% |
| 2019 | 10,900 | +500 | +4.81% |
| 2018 | 10,400 | −300 | −2.8% |
| 2017 | 10,700 | +600 | +5.94% |
| 2016 | 10,100 | −1,600 | −13.68% |
| 2015 | 11,700 | −400 | −3.31% |
| 2014 | 12,100 | +200 | +1.68% |
| 2013 | 11,900 | +900 | +8.18% |
| 2012 | 11,000 | +1,800 | +19.57% |
| 2011 | 9,200 | −300 | −3.16% |
| 2010 | 9,500 | +950 | +11.11% |
| 2009 | 8,550 | −80 | −0.93% |
| 2008 | 8,630 | −110 | −1.26% |
| 2007 | 8,740 | +0 | +0% |
| 2006 | 8,740 | −280 | −3.1% |
| 2005 | 9,020 | +1,150 | +14.61% |
| 2004 | 7,870 | +590 | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 7,280 | +1,160 | +18.95% |
| 2002 | 6,120 | +810 | +15.25% |
| 2001 | 5,310 | +640 | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 4,670 | +70 | +1.52% |
| 1999 | 4,600 | +525 | +12.88% |
| 1998 | 4,075 | +110 | +2.77% |
| 1997 | 3,965 | +125 | +3.26% |
| 1996 | 3,840 | −928 | −19.46% |
| 1995 | 4,768 | — | — |
Cobalt production measured as contained metal, from U.S. Geological Survey data. Cobalt is needed for the cathodes of lithium-ion batteries, and its production is concentrated more tightly than that of any other important metal: more than two-thirds of the world total comes from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is because of that concentration that battery makers have spent recent years looking for chemistries with a smaller share of cobalt, or none at all.
Important: Cobalt is almost always mined as a by-product — together with copper or nickel — so its volume depends on the market for the main metal and not only on demand for cobalt itself.
Source: Mineral Commodity Summaries (USGS), license Public domain (work of a U.S. federal agency).
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