Africa produced some 89.5 million metric tons of bauxite in 2021. Guinea is by far the largest producer of bauxite in Africa, having produced 87.4 million metric tons of the metal that year. Bauxite ore is the main source of aluminum worldwide. It contains alumina (in addition to other compounds), which is the starting material for the smelting of aluminum.
Production of bauxite in Africa from 2010 to 2021
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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World Bureau of Metal Statistics. (June 6, 2022). Production of bauxite in Africa from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1038455/african-bauxite-production/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. "Production of bauxite in Africa from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. June 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1038455/african-bauxite-production/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. (2022). Production of bauxite in Africa from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1038455/african-bauxite-production/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. "Production of Bauxite in Africa from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jun 2022, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1038455/african-bauxite-production/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics, Production of bauxite in Africa from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1038455/african-bauxite-production/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Production of bauxite in Africa from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], World Bureau of Metal Statistics, June 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1038455/african-bauxite-production/
