As of 2021, around 324 metric tons of gold were produced in West Africa. This increased from the preceding year and represented an overall rise in gold production in the sub-region since 2011. The producer countries considered were Burkina Faso, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Guinea, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, and Sierra Leone. In the whole of Africa, the volume of gold production reached 680.3 metric tons in 2021.
Gold production in West Africa from 2011 to 2021
(in metric tons)
Data has been calculated by Statista from annual figures provided by the source for gold producing countries in West Africa, namely Burkina Faso, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Guinea, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, and Sierra Leone.
Data exclude countries which the sources consider under 'Other Africa'.
Data calculated from 2011 to 2013 excluded Liberia.
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