Cobalt production in Madagascar in 2024 — 2,600 t. Ranked 8 in the world out of 13.
1995–2024 · tonnes
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Madagascar
| Year | t | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,600 | −900 | −25.71% |
| 2023 | 3,500 | +200 | +6.06% |
| 2022 | 3,300 | +1,300 | +65% |
| 2021 | 2,000 | +1,167 | +140.1% |
| 2020 | 833 | −2,064 | −71.25% |
| 2019 | 2,897 | +45 | +1.58% |
| 2018 | 2,852 | −201 | −6.58% |
| 2017 | 3,053 | −747 | −19.66% |
| 2016 | 3,800 | −200 | −5% |
| 2015 | 4,000 | +600 | +17.65% |
| 2014 | 3,400 | +1,000 | +41.67% |
| 2013 | 2,400 | +1,800 | +300% |
| 2012 | 600 | +100 | +20% |
| 2011 | 500 | +335 | +203.03% |
| 2010 | 165 | +165 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | +0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | +0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | +0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | +0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | +0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | +0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | +0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | +0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | +0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | +0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | +0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | +0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | +0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | +0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Madagascar
2,600
Zambia
252
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).