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Cobalt production — New Caledonia

Cobalt production in New Caledonia in 2024 — 1,770 t. Ranked 9 in the world out of 13. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 60.9%.

2024 1,770 t +0% vs 2023
World rank 9of 13
Period maximum 4,040 t2014
Period minimum 1,000 t1997

Trend over time

1995–2024 · tonnes

Cobalt production — New Caledonia, 1995–202402,0004,0006,000199519982001200420072010201320162019202220241995: 1,100 t1996: 1,100 t1997: 1,000 t1998: 1,000 t1999: 1,100 t2000: 1,200 t2001: 1,400 t2002: 2,780 t2003: 2,602 t2004: 2,726 t2005: 1,769 t2006: 1,629 t2007: 2,250 t2008: 2,110 t2009: 2,000 t2010: 2,850 t2011: 3,100 t2012: 2,670 t2013: 3,190 t2014: 4,040 t2015: 3,640 t2016: 3,188 t2017: 2,780 t2018: 2,104 t2019: 1,703 t2020: 2,197 t2021: 1,500 t2022: 1,770 t2023: 1,770 t2024: 1,770 t
Change over the period: +670 (+60.91%) Average annual rate: 1.65 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: New Caledonia

New Caledonia 1,770 t
World 270,816 t
East Asia & Pacific computed 14,043 t
Melanesia computed 4,570 t
High-income countries computed 18,570 t
Cobalt production — New Caledonia, by year New Caledonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year t Change Change, %
2024 1,770 +0 +0%
2023 1,770 +0 +0%
2022 1,770 +270 +18%
2021 1,500 −697 −31.73%
2020 2,197 +494 +29.01%
2019 1,703 −401 −19.06%
2018 2,104 −676 −24.32%
2017 2,780 −408 −12.8%
2016 3,188 −452 −12.42%
2015 3,640 −400 −9.9%
2014 4,040 +850 +26.65%
2013 3,190 +520 +19.48%
2012 2,670 −430 −13.87%
2011 3,100 +250 +8.77%
2010 2,850 +850 +42.5%
2009 2,000 −110 −5.21%
2008 2,110 −140 −6.22%
2007 2,250 +621 +38.12%
2006 1,629 −140 −7.91%
2005 1,769 −957 −35.11%
2004 2,726 +124 +4.77%
2003 2,602 −178 −6.4%
2002 2,780 +1,380 +98.57%
2001 1,400 +200 +16.67%
2000 1,200 +100 +9.09%
1999 1,100 +100 +10%
1998 1,000 +0 +0%
1997 1,000 −100 −9.09%
1996 1,100 +0 +0%
1995 1,100 — —

Melanesia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

PG Papua New Guinea 2,800 NC New Caledonia 1,770
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About the indicator

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).