In 2024, an estimated 6,400 metric tons of silver were consumed in the United States. In the indicated period, apparent consumption of the precious metal in the United States fluctuated somewhat, peaking at 8,310 metric tons in 2011.
Apparent silver consumption in the United States from 2010 to 2024
(in metric tons)
Characteristic
Consumption in metric tons
2024*
6,400
2023
7,070
2022
6,320
2021
7,950
2020
8,250
2019
6,270
2018
5,780
2017
6,400
2016
7,890
2015
6,590
2014
6,930
2013
6,670
2012
5,910
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* Estimated.
Defined as mine production + secondary production + imports – exports + adjustments for Government and industry stock changes.
This statistic was assembled using several editions of the report.
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US Geological Survey. (February 3, 2025). Apparent silver consumption in the United States from 2010 to 2024 (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/253312/apparent-us-silver-consumption-since-2007/
US Geological Survey. "Apparent silver consumption in the United States from 2010 to 2024 (in metric tons)." Chart. February 3, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253312/apparent-us-silver-consumption-since-2007/
US Geological Survey. (2025). Apparent silver consumption in the United States from 2010 to 2024 (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253312/apparent-us-silver-consumption-since-2007/
US Geological Survey. "Apparent Silver Consumption in The United States from 2010 to 2024 (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253312/apparent-us-silver-consumption-since-2007/
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Apparent silver consumption in the United States from 2010 to 2024 (in metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, February 3, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/253312/apparent-us-silver-consumption-since-2007/
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