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Lead: top consumers

000 tonnes 2017-18

  1. Rank
    1
    Country
    China
    Result
    4,795
  2. Rank
    2
    Country
    EU28
    Result
    1,871
  3. Rank
    3
    Country
    United States
    Result
    1,640
  4. Rank
    4
    Country
    South Korea
    Result
    622
  5. Rank
    5
    Country
    India
    Result
    551
  6. Rank
    6
    Country
    Germany
    Result
    414
  7. Rank
    7
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Result
    295
  8. Rank
    8
    Country
    Japan
    Result
    287
  9. Rank
    9
    Country
    Spain
    Result
    261
  10. Rank
    10
    Country
    Brazil
    Result
    251
  11. Rank
    11
    Country
    Mexico
    Result
    233
  12. Rank
    12
    Country
    Italy
    Result
    215
  13. Rank
    13
    Country
    Poland
    Result
    193
  14. Rank
    14
    Country
    Turkey
    Result
    174
  15. Rank
    15
    Country
    Thailand
    Result
    155

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Notes

Refined consumption.

Source: World Bureau of Metal Statistics