In 2021, around eight billion U.S. dollars worth of copper were recycled from scrap copper in the United States. This represented an increase of roughly 48 percent in comparison to the previous year. Figures include the total value of copper recovered from new plus old scrap.
Value of copper recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021
(in billion U.S. dollars)
According to the source, monetary value is based on annual average refined copper prices.
Figures have been rounded.
This statistic has been assembled using several editions of the publication.
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US Geological Survey. (April 27, 2023). Value of copper recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/209419/recycled-value-of-copper-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. "Value of copper recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209419/recycled-value-of-copper-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. (2023). Value of copper recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209419/recycled-value-of-copper-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. "Value of Copper Recycled from Scrap in The United States from 2005 to 2021 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209419/recycled-value-of-copper-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey, Value of copper recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209419/recycled-value-of-copper-in-the-us/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Value of copper recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Geological Survey, April 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/209419/recycled-value-of-copper-in-the-us/
