The data describes the total world production of selected base metals between 2007 and 2017. In 2007, approx. 38.2 million metric tons of primary aluminum were produced for the world market. Base metals refer to non-ferrous metals excluding precious metals.
2007 | 1.63 | 3.3 | 10.9 | 15.6 | 38.2 | 80 |
2012 | 2.26 | 4.7 | 12.8 | 16.8 | 48.3 | 103 |
2017 | 2.07 | 5.2 | 13.7 | 20.8 | 63.1 | 134 |