In 2022, China's copper ore imports amounted to a value of approximately 56.3 billion U.S. dollars, which made it the world's leading copper ore importer by a significant margin. In a distant second place that year was Japan, with copper ore imports amounting to 13.7 billion U.S. dollars.
Leading copper ore importing countries worldwide in 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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WITS. (December 22, 2023). Leading copper ore importing countries worldwide in 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/920868/global-copper-ore-imports-by-country/
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WITS. (2023). Leading copper ore importing countries worldwide in 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/920868/global-copper-ore-imports-by-country/
WITS. "Leading Copper Ore Importing Countries Worldwide in 2022 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/920868/global-copper-ore-imports-by-country/
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Leading copper ore importing countries worldwide in 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], WITS, December 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/920868/global-copper-ore-imports-by-country/