All the Metals We Mined in 2021 in One Visualization

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The world mined 2.8 billion tonnes of metals in 2021. This infographic visualizes them all on the same scale.

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Visualization type: Infographic

All the Metals We Mined in 2021 in One Visualization

The world mined 2.8 billion tonnes of metals in 2021. This infographic visualizes them all on the same scale.


First published: October 20, 2022 (link)

Source files included: .ai, .eps, .pdf

Data source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2022

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