Based on a comparison of 19 countries in 2015, Dem. Republic of the Congo ranked the highest in cobalt (mine) production with 83,529 tonnes followed by China and Canada. On the other end of the scale was Uganda with 181 tonnes, Botswana with 316 tonnes and Indonesia with 350 tonnes.
Data for more countries are available at Cobalt (Mine) Production indicator page.
| Cobalt (Mine) Production | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Australia | tonnes | 4,709 | 4,358 | 3,725 | 4,888 | 6,385 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | tonnes | 2,075 | 3,139 | 3,623 | 2,900 | 3,500 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | tonnes | 3,919 | 4,636 | 6,836 | 6,676 | 7,168 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | tonnes | 6,003 | 6,382 | 6,843 | 7,498 | 8,580 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cuba | tonnes | 3,721 | 3,706 | 3,853 | 3,792 | 3,319 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | tonnes | 56,258 | 97,693 | 99,475 | 86,433 | 76,593 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27.0 | 140 | 480 | 1,381 | 2,061 | ||||||
| Madagascar | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 718 | 2,340 | ||
| Morocco | tonnes | 1,600 | 1,582 | 1,518 | 1,314 | 1,353 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 473 | 1,224 | ||
| Philippines | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 2,269 | 2,126 | ||||
| Russia | tonnes | 2,352 | 2,460 | 2,337 | 2,186 | 2,368 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | tonnes | 238 | 1,680 | 862 | 1,102 | 1,294 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Zambia | tonnes | 1,535 | 5,134 | 5,956 | 5,665 | 5,658 |
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