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Silver industrial demand and uses

Name: Silver industrial demand and uses
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey

U.S. end-use estimates and apparent-consumption history, plus carefully bounded global context.

Coverage1900 to 2025

Primary sourceU.S. Geological Survey

Released2026-08-11

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Global demand seriesNot hostedRedistribution terms were not sufficiently clear

2025 U.S. apparent consumption9,400 tEstimated; excludes investment purchases and sales

U.S. history1900–2025Missing values remain unavailable

Uses

Estimated U.S. silver end uses in 2025

These are U.S. shares from USGS, not global shares and not a template for allocating demand to countries.

Electrical and electronics25%

Other industrial uses and photography19%

Net physical investment (bars)18%

Photovoltaics15%

Coins and medals14%

Jewelry and silverware6%

Brazing and solder3%

Consumption history

U.S. apparent silver consumption

Apparent consumption is a supply-balance calculation. It should not be read as a survey of final factories or households.

U.S. apparent silver consumption in metric tonnes. Values are period observations, not a live market quote.

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U.S. apparent silver consumption history
Year	Metric tonnes	Source series	Status
1900	420	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1901	401.5	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1902	514.6	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1903	498.7	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1904	554.3	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1905	600.6	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1906	558.1	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1907	686.5	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1908	630.2	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1909	651.9	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1910	721.2	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1911	817.6	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1912	704.3	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1913	719.4	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1914	701.4	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1915	714.3	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1916	690.6	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1917	497.6	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1918	831.1	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1919	816.1	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1920	599.7	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1921	897.1	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1922	973.1	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1923	881.9	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1924	767.1	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1925	930.9	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1926	914.7	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1927	917.3	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1928	775.4	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1929	963.5	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1930	835.9	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1931	756.9	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1932	449.8	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1933	336.3	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1934	357.4	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1935	164.5	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1936	595.3	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1937	862.4	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1938	627.7	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1939	1,390	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1940	1,380	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1941	2,250	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1942	3,150	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1943	3,670.2	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1944	3,740	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1945	3,930	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1946	2,710	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1947	3,060	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1948	3,270	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1949	2,740	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1950	3,420	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1951	3,270	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1952	3,000	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1953	3,300	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1954	2,680	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1955	3,150	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1956	3,110.3	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1957	2,970	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1958	2,660	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1959	3,140	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1960	3,170	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1961	3,280	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1962	3,430	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1963	3,420	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1964	3,830	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1965	4,260	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1966	5,710	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1967	5,319.7	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1968	4,520	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1969	4,400	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1970	3,990	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1971	4,020	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1972	4,700	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1973	6,670	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1974	4,900	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1975	4,990	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1976	5,350	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1977	4,780	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1978	4,980	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1979	4,900	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1980	3,880	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1981	3,630	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1982	3,750	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1983	3,690	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1984	5,300	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1985	6,390	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1986	5,670	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1987	3,990	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1988	4,140	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1989	5,060	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1990	4,360	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1991	3,830	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1992	4,060	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1993	3,260	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1994	4,820	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1995	4,880	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1996	4,930	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1997	4,980	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1998	5,300	USGS Data Series 140	historical
1999	5,500	USGS Data Series 140	historical
2000	6,280	USGS Data Series 140	historical
2001	6,780	USGS Data Series 140	historical
2002	7,300	USGS Data Series 140	historical
2003	8,000	USGS Data Series 140	historical
2004	6,700	USGS Data Series 140	historical
2005	6,140	USGS Data Series 140	historical
2006	5,130	USGS Data Series 140	historical
2007	5,250	USGS Data Series 140	historical
2008	6,320	USGS Data Series 140	historical
2009	6,090	USGS Data Series 140	historical
2010	6,740	USGS Data Series 140	historical
2011	7,430	USGS Data Series 140	historical
2012	5,950	USGS Data Series 140	historical
2013	6,230	USGS Data Series 140	historical
2014	6,170	USGS Data Series 140	historical
2015	6,590	USGS Data Series 140	historical
2016	7,180	USGS Data Series 140	historical
2017	4,540	USGS Data Series 140	historical
2018	4,220	USGS Data Series 140	historical
2019	5,440	USGS Data Series 140	historical
2020	5,810	USGS Data Series 140	historical
2021	7,950	USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026	reported
2022	6,310	USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026	reported
2023	7,070	USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026	reported
2024	6,320	USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026	reported
2025	9,400	USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026	estimate