According to GlobalData, New Caledonia is the world’s eleventh-largest producer of cobalt, with output of 2kt in 2022, up by 30% on 2021. Over the five years to 2021, production from New Caledonia decreased by a CAGR of 12.23% and is expected to rise by a CAGR of 9% between 2022 and 2026. GlobalData uses proprietary data and analytics to provide a complete picture of this market in its Global Cobalt Mining to 2030 report. Buy the report here.

New Caledonia accounts for 1% of global production, with the other largest producers being the Democratic Republic of the Congo (71%), Russia (5%), Australia (3%) and the Philippines (3%).

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