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Selected raw materials: world use and rare earth elements, germanium and tantalum
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Created 17 Dec 2010
Published 17 Dec 2010
Last modified 01 Sep 2016
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For the graph: 2006 and projected 2030 world use of neodymium, germanium and tantalum. The technologies responsible for the growth in use of these materials by 2030 are indicated in red. For the map: The bars show estimated reserves of rare earth elements, germanium and tantalum.
European data
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Units:
For the graph: thousand tonnes.
For the map: thousand tonnes for the rare earth elements map; tonnes for the germanium and tantalum maps.
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Rights:
- EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).
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Owners:
- European Environment Agency (EEA)
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Figure type:
- Map
Additional information
The map and graph covers the world.
For the map: rare earth elements are a collection of 17 chemical elements including neodymium. Please note variations in the vertical scale.
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Temporal coverage
1980
2006
2010
For references, please go to https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/selected-raw-materials-world-use or scan the QR code.
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