global production of silicon was estimated at nine million metric tons in 2023.
China is the world’s largest silicon producer, with a production volume estimated at 6.6 million metric tons in 2023. The second-largest producer of this metalloid was Russia, which produced 620,000 metric tons in the same year. The total Leading countries based on production of silicon worldwide in 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons)
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US Geological Survey. (January 31, 2024). Leading countries based on production of silicon worldwide in 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/268108/world-silicon-production-by-country/
US Geological Survey. "Leading countries based on production of silicon worldwide in 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. January 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/268108/world-silicon-production-by-country/
US Geological Survey. (2024). Leading countries based on production of silicon worldwide in 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/268108/world-silicon-production-by-country/
US Geological Survey. "Leading Countries Based on Production of Silicon Worldwide in 2023 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/268108/world-silicon-production-by-country/
US Geological Survey, Leading countries based on production of silicon worldwide in 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/268108/world-silicon-production-by-country/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Leading countries based on production of silicon worldwide in 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, January 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/268108/world-silicon-production-by-country/