The Democratic Republic of the Congo produced around 1.88 million metric tons of copper in 2021, becoming the leading producing country of copper in Africa. Zambia was the second largest producer of copper in the continent that year, at some 880.8 thousand metric tons.
Copper production in Africa in 2021, by country
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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World Bureau of Metal Statistics. (June 6, 2022). Copper production in Africa in 2021, by country (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1049848/african-copper-mine-production-by-country/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. "Copper production in Africa in 2021, by country (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. June 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1049848/african-copper-mine-production-by-country/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. (2022). Copper production in Africa in 2021, by country (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1049848/african-copper-mine-production-by-country/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. "Copper Production in Africa in 2021, by Country (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jun 2022, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1049848/african-copper-mine-production-by-country/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics, Copper production in Africa in 2021, by country (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1049848/african-copper-mine-production-by-country/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Copper production in Africa in 2021, by country (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/1049848/african-copper-mine-production-by-country/
