The Democratic Republic of the Congo accounted for more than 70 percent of the global production of cobalt in 2018. The rest of the African continent only produced around five percent of the world's cobalt that year.
Share of global cobalt production in Africa in 2018, by country
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US Geological Survey. (August 23, 2022). Share of global cobalt production in Africa in 2018, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1051513/africa-share-cobalt-production-worldwide/
US Geological Survey. "Share of global cobalt production in Africa in 2018, by country." Chart. August 23, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1051513/africa-share-cobalt-production-worldwide/
US Geological Survey. (2022). Share of global cobalt production in Africa in 2018, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1051513/africa-share-cobalt-production-worldwide/
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Share of global cobalt production in Africa in 2018, by country [Graph], US Geological Survey, August 23, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1051513/africa-share-cobalt-production-worldwide/