Global Cobalt Production Ranking
Cobalt Mine Production by Country (t) 2015 - 2022
Summary
In 2022, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the led with 144K t, ahead of Indonesia at 9.6K t.
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the alone accounted for 73.1% of the 2022 total.
Indonesia grew the fastest since 2015, up 638.5%.
Full Rankings
Complete dataset - 2022
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY | Share % | Δ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sub-Saharan Afr. |  Congo, The Democratic Republic of theCOD | 144K | +22.0% | 73.1% | — |
| 2Southeast Asia |  IndonesiaINA | 9.6K | +255.6% | 4.9% | +7 |
| 3Eastern Europe |  Russian FederationRUS | 9.2K | +15.0% | 4.7% | -1 |
| 4Oceania |  AustraliaAUS | 5.8K | +10.6% | 2.9% | -1 |
| 5#2Southeast Asia |  PhilippinesPHI | 3.9K | +8.3% | 2.0% | +1 |
| 6Latin Am. & Caribbean |  CubaCUB | 3.7K | -2.6% | 1.9% | -1 |
| 7#2Sub-Saharan Afr. |  MadagascarMDG | 3.5K | +25.0% | 1.8% | +1 |
| 8North America |  CanadaCAN | 3.1K | -22.7% | 1.6% | -4 |
| 9#2Oceania |  Papua New GuineaPNG | 3K | +1.2% | 1.5% | -2 |
| 10Middle East & C. Asia |  TürkiyeTUR | 2.1K | -22.2% | 1.1% | -1 |
| 11East Asia |  ChinaCHN | 2K | 0.0% | 1.0% | — |
| 11#3Oceania |  New CaledoniaNCL | 2K | +81.8% | 1.0% | +2 |
| 13North Africa |  MoroccoMAR | 1.7K | +6.3% | 0.9% | -1 |
| 14Northern Europe |  FinlandFIN | 1.2K | +13.9% | 0.6% | +1 |
| 15#2North America |  MexicoMEX | 600 | -45.5% | 0.3% | -2 |
| 16#3North America |  United StatesUSA | 500 | -23.1% | 0.3% | — |
| 17#2Latin Am. & Caribbean |  BrazilBRA | 291 | +9.4% | 0.1% | +2 |
| 18#3Sub-Saharan Afr. |  ZambiaZMB | 251 | +1.6% | 0.1% | +2 |
| 19 |  South AfricaRSA | 250 | -29.6% | 0.1% | -2 |
| 20 |  ZimbabweZWE | 241 | -30.1% | 0.1% | -2 |
Data Source & License
Licensed under Public Domain (U.S. Government Work).
Data is retrieved from the original source and formatted by Data Race.
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