This statistic displays the total production forecast of all categories of rare earths in China from 1990 to 2050, with actual figures for the period between 1995 and 2010 for mixed rare earths and ion-absorbed rare earths, and between 2000 and 2010 for bastnasite rare earths. Using the Generalized Weng model, it was calculated that China's total rare earth production in 1990 was approximately 7,638.72 tons. It is forecast that by 2050 the combined rare earths production in China will be some 67,378.55 tons.
Production forecast of rare earths in China from 1990 to 2050
(in tons)
* Actual production figures for the portions between 1995 and 2010; all other figures are forecasts. The figure for 1990 is a backwards estimation based on the linear relations of the actual annual figures for the years 1994-2010 for mixed rare earths and ion-absorbed rare earths, and between 2000 and 2010 for bastnasite rare earths used in the study.
Forecast figures were calculated using the Generalized Weng model.
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Resources Policy ( X. Wang, Y. Lei, J. Ge, and S. Wu). (November 28, 2014). Production forecast of rare earths in China from 1990 to 2050 (in tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/617869/total-chinese-production-forecast-for-rare-earths/
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