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Table 3 Comparison of cobalt consumption for the world
From: Matching global cobalt demand under different scenarios for co-production and mining attractiveness
World refinery production (tons cobalt) | World cobalt demand growth (%/year) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Year\ref | USGS | This work | This work |
2007 | 53,300 | 53,163 | – |
2008 | 57,600 | 54,511 | 2.53 |
2009 | 61,800 | 54,263 | −0.45 |
2010 | 79,500 | 56,709 | 4.51 |
2011 | 82,400 | 58,898 | 3.86 |
2012 | 77,900 | 60,827 | 3.27 |
2013 | – | 62,773 | 3.20 |
2014 | – | 65,059 | 3.64 |
2015 | – | 67,706 | 4.07 |
2016 | – | 70,450 | 4.05 |
2017 | – | 73,207 | 3.91 |
2018 | – | 75,972 | 3.78 |