Share of Africa in gold production worldwide 2011-2021
absolute values, the output reached 680.3 metric tons in the continent. Between 2011 and 2014, the share steadily increased. However, from 2015 onwards, Africa's share in the gold production worldwide generally fluctuated. Algeria had the largest gold holding in the continent as of 2021.
In 2021, Africa accounted for 22.2 percent of the global gold production. In