The Democratic Republic of the Congo is by far the leading producer of cobalt in Africa, and is estimated to have produced 104 thousand metric tons of this metal in 2018. Madagascar was the second-largest cobalt producer in Africa that year, with an output estimated at 3.3 thousand metric tons.
Production volume of cobalt in Africa in 2018, by country
(in metric tons)
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US Geological Survey. (August 23, 2022). Production volume of cobalt in Africa in 2018, by country (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049801/cobalt-production-africa-by-country/
US Geological Survey. "Production volume of cobalt in Africa in 2018, by country (in metric tons)." Chart. August 23, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049801/cobalt-production-africa-by-country/
US Geological Survey. (2022). Production volume of cobalt in Africa in 2018, by country (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049801/cobalt-production-africa-by-country/
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Production volume of cobalt in Africa in 2018, by country (in metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, August 23, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049801/cobalt-production-africa-by-country/