# Cobalt (mined) by nation — world ranking

Cobalt (mined) ranked across 12 producing nations, highest to lowest. DR Congo highest at 230 kt (2025). Each figure carries its publisher and…

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Updated: 2026-08-10 (the resources domain's last refresh)

Definition: Cobalt mined, by metal content — most of it a by-product of copper and nickel mining. The latest year is a USGS estimate.
Unit: tonnes. Ordered highest to lowest — a ranking of figures, not a grading of nations. Ties share a rank.

Note: the USGS names only the producers it lists; a nation absent here is not recorded as producing none — any output elsewhere sits inside the published world total. Shares of world production, with the "Rest of world" remainder: https://terralore.co/commodities/cobalt.md

## Ranking (12 producers listed)

| Rank | Nation | Value | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR Congo | 230 kt | 2025 |
| 2 | Indonesia | 44.0 kt | 2025 |
| 3 | Russia | 7,700 t | 2025 |
| 4 | Madagascar | 3,900 t | 2025 |
| 5 | Australia | 3,700 t | 2025 |
| 5 | Philippines | 3,700 t | 2025 |
| 7 | Canada | 3,500 t | 2025 |
| 8 | Papua New Guinea | 2,800 t | 2025 |
| 9 | China | 2,000 t | 2025 |
| 9 | Cuba | 2,000 t | 2025 |
| 11 | Türkiye | 1,900 t | 2025 |
| 12 | United States | 300 t | 2025 |

## Sources

- Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 — U.S. Geological Survey · Public domain (U.S. Government work) · accessed 2026-08-10 · https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-center

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