Cobalt (metal) production rose 16.6% to 4,259 tonnes in Japan in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, cobalt (metal) production in Japan reached an all time high of 4,259 tonnes in 2015 and an all time low of 10.0 tonnes in 1974.
Japan has been ranked 6th within the group of 16 countries we follow in terms of cobalt (metal) production, 8 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Cobalt (Metal) Production | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Canada | tonnes | 4,918 | 4,711 | 6,038 | 5,994 | 5,602 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | tonnes | 25,544 | 35,929 | 34,969 | 29,784 | 36,062 | ||||||||||||||||
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| India | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,001 | 1,187 | 1,299 | 800 | 295 | ||||||||||||
| Japan | tonnes | 1,332 | 1,935 | 2,007 | 2,542 | 2,747 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Russia | tonnes | 2,352 | 2,460 | 2,337 | 2,186 | 2,368 | ||||||||||||||||
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