MINING, METALS & MINERALS

End of life recycling rates of battery metals worldwide,

by type
End of life recycling rates of battery metals worldwide, by type
Global end of life recycling rates of battery metals

Min Max

Aluminum 42% 70%

Cobalt % 68%

Nickel 57% 63%

Copper 43% 53%

Lithium* % 1%

Note(s): Worldwide; 2011

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on Page 4.
2 Source(s): World Bank; UNEP; ID 1229936
End of life recycling rates of battery metals worldwide, by type
Global end of life recycling rates of battery metals

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Aluminum 42% 70%

Cobalt % 68%

Nickel 57% 63%

Copper 43% 53%

Lithium* % 1%

Note(s): Worldwide; 2011

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on Page 4.
3 Source(s): World Bank; UNEP; ID 1229936
End of life recycling rates of battery metals worldwide, by type
Global end of life recycling rates of battery metals

Description
Source and methodology information
Cobalt used in batteries worldwide has an end-of-life recycling rate of around 68 percent. In comparison, the
Source(s) World Bank; UNEP lithium that is used for batteries has an end-of-life recycling rate of less than one percent.

Conducted by UNEP

Survey period 2011

Region(s) Worldwide

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by World Bank

Publication date May 2020

Original source Minerals for Climate Action: The Mineral Intensity of the Clean Energy
Transition, page 25

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Notes: *Less than one percent.