In 2020, around 11.5 million metric tons of lead were consumed worldwide. This is a year-on-year dip in consumption of some five percent. Lead is widely used in the area of battery manufacturing.
World lead consumption from 2004 to 2020
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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ILZSG (International Lead and Zinc Group). (March 23, 2021). World lead consumption from 2004 to 2020 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264877/world-consumption-of-lead-metal/
ILZSG (International Lead and Zinc Group). "World lead consumption from 2004 to 2020 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. March 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264877/world-consumption-of-lead-metal/
ILZSG (International Lead and Zinc Group). (2021). World lead consumption from 2004 to 2020 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264877/world-consumption-of-lead-metal/
ILZSG (International Lead and Zinc Group). "World Lead Consumption from 2004 to 2020 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264877/world-consumption-of-lead-metal/
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