Table 6.12
Sulfuric Acid Balance in Chile
Unit: kMT · Cochilco, Anuario Cochilco 2025 · 2000 to 2025
| Series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparent Consumption (1) | 3,457.7 | 3,931.6 | 4,287.1 | 4,805.6 | 4,800.1 | 5,076.6 | 5,516 | 6,047.4 | 7,141.5 | 6,935.9 | 7,769.2 | 8,375.2 | 8,439.6 | 8,198.1 | 7,885.8 | 7,835.7 | 7,376.3 | 7,663.4 | 8,157.2 | 8,168.5 | 7,708.7 | 8,145.3 | 8,544.5 | 8,263.5 | 8,322.7 | 7,867.4 |
| Production | 3,352 | 3,659.2 | 3,838 | 4,479.6 | 4,615.8 | 5,008 | 5,025 | 4,775 | 4,858.3 | 5,076.6 | 5,138.3 | 5,272.2 | 5,242 | 5,414.6 | 5,655.2 | 5,709.8 | 5,721.4 | 5,497.7 | 5,303.3 | 4,644.5 | 5,306 | 5,083.2 | 4,848.9 | 4,875.2 | 4,737.1 | 3,920.5 |
| Imports | 188.9 | 274.3 | 523.2 | 488.3 | 340.6 | 552.9 | 621.7 | 1,397.3 | 2,398.9 | 1,872.8 | 2,644.3 | 3,165.6 | 3,212.6 | 2,835.8 | 2,247.9 | 2,180.3 | 1,723.6 | 2,180.6 | 2,868.6 | 3,527.2 | 2,450.9 | 3,082.6 | 3,696.7 | 3,432.4 | 3,625.4 | 3,969.6 |
| Exports | 83.2 | 1.9 | 74.1 | 162.3 | 156.3 | 484.3 | 130.7 | 124.9 | 115.7 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 62.6 | 15 | 52.3 | 17.3 | 54.4 | 68.7 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 3.2 | 48.2 | 20.5 | 1.1 | 44.1 | 39.8 | 22.7 |
Notes of the table
- (1) Consumo aparente = Producción + Importaciones - Exportaciones. / Apparent consumption = Production + Imports - Exports.
Source stated in the table
Cifras de producción: Comisión Chilena del Cobre (COCHILCO), elaboradas en base a información reportada por las empresas mineras mediante encuesta anual / Production figures: Chilean Copper Commission (COCHILCO), based on information reported by mining companies through the annual survey Cifras de importaciones y exportaciones: Comisión Chilena del Cobre (COCHILCO), elaboradas en base a información del Servicio Nacional de Aduanas de Chile / Import and export figures: Chilean Copper Commission (COCHILCO), based on information from the Chilean National Customs Service
Source: Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco), Cochilco, Anuario Cochilco 2025 (XLSX), 2026. Read on Oct 6, 2026.
n.d.: no data · n.a.: not applicable · “< 1”: less than one unit.