Cobalt production in Morocco in 2024 — 1,690 t. Ranked 11 in the world out of 13. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 214.7%.
1995–2024 · tonnes
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Morocco
| Year | t | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,690 | +0 | +0% |
| 2023 | 1,690 | +0 | +0% |
| 2022 | 1,690 | −106 | −5.9% |
| 2021 | 1,796 | −620 | −25.66% |
| 2020 | 2,416 | +19 | +0.79% |
| 2019 | 2,397 | +591 | +32.72% |
| 2018 | 1,806 | −718 | −28.44% |
| 2017 | 2,524 | −206 | −7.54% |
| 2016 | 2,730 | +480 | +21.33% |
| 2015 | 2,250 | +100 | +4.65% |
| 2014 | 2,150 | +150 | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 2,000 | +0 | +0% |
| 2012 | 2,000 | −160 | −7.41% |
| 2011 | 2,160 | −950 | −30.55% |
| 2010 | 3,110 | +500 | +19.16% |
| 2009 | 2,610 | +910 | +53.53% |
| 2008 | 1,700 | −100 | −5.56% |
| 2007 | 1,800 | −800 | −30.77% |
| 2006 | 2,600 | +1,000 | +62.5% |
| 2005 | 1,600 | +0 | +0% |
| 2004 | 1,600 | +209 | +15.03% |
| 2003 | 1,391 | −62 | −4.27% |
| 2002 | 1,453 | +211 | +16.99% |
| 2001 | 1,242 | +275 | +28.44% |
| 2000 | 967 | +104 | +12.05% |
| 1999 | 863 | +576 | +200.7% |
| 1998 | 287 | −427 | −59.8% |
| 1997 | 714 | +149 | +26.37% |
| 1996 | 565 | +28 | +5.21% |
| 1995 | 537 | — | — |
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).
