In 2022, global refined copper usage stood at nearly 26.1 million metric tons. This was the record high reported since 2010, and an increase of roughly three percent from the previous year. From 2010 to 2022, refinery copper usage increased by seven million metric tons. Most of the world's copper is used in electrical applications, but also in architecture, automotive, electrical, tube, pipe and fittings, fuel gas, industrial, marine, machined products, and telecommunications.
Refined copper usage worldwide from 2010 to 2022
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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ICSG. (September 14, 2023). Refined copper usage worldwide from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/267849/global-copper-consumption/
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