The Democratic Republic of the Congo accounted for the majority of the total global supply of mined cobalt in 2022, at nearly three-quarters. In a distant second place, Indonesia accounted for a five percent share of the global cobalt supply from mines that year.
Distribution of mined cobalt supply worldwide in 2022, by country
Rest of world includes figures in descending order for: Russia, Madagascar, Canada, Papua New Guinea, Turkey, New Caledonia, Morocco, Zambia, Finland, China, U.S., Mexico, and South Africa.
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Cobalt Institute. (May 18, 2023). Distribution of mined cobalt supply worldwide in 2022, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411585/global-mined-cobalt-supply-distribution-by-country/
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