Cobalt production in the EAEU in 2024 — 8,700 t. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 148.6%.
1995–2024 · tonnes
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: EAEU
| Year | t | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8,700 | +0 | +0% |
| 2023 | 8,700 | −500 | −5.43% |
| 2022 | 9,200 | +1,200 | +15% |
| 2021 | 8,000 | −1,700 | −17.53% |
| 2020 | 9,700 | +3,400 | +53.97% |
| 2019 | 6,300 | +200 | +3.28% |
| 2018 | 6,100 | +200 | +3.39% |
| 2017 | 5,900 | +400 | +7.27% |
| 2016 | 5,500 | −700 | −11.29% |
| 2015 | 6,200 | −100 | −1.59% |
| 2014 | 6,300 | +0 | +0% |
| 2013 | 6,300 | +0 | +0% |
| 2012 | 6,300 | +200 | +3.28% |
| 2011 | 6,100 | −100 | −1.61% |
| 2010 | 6,200 | +100 | +1.64% |
| 2009 | 6,100 | −100 | −1.61% |
| 2008 | 6,200 | −100 | −1.59% |
| 2007 | 6,300 | +0 | +0% |
| 2006 | 6,300 | +0 | +0% |
| 2005 | 6,300 | +300 | +5% |
| 2004 | 6,000 | −100 | −1.64% |
| 2003 | 6,100 | +1,500 | +32.61% |
| 2002 | 4,600 | +0 | +0% |
| 2001 | 4,600 | +600 | +15% |
| 2000 | 4,000 | +100 | +2.56% |
| 1999 | 3,900 | +300 | +8.33% |
| 1998 | 3,600 | +300 | +9.09% |
| 1997 | 3,300 | +0 | +0% |
| 1996 | 3,300 | −200 | −5.71% |
| 1995 | 3,500 | — | — |
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).