Primary Producers

source: Monde Diplomatique: Atlas: 2013

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Key:

Hevea = Natural Rubber

Huile de palme = Palm Oil

Platine = Platinum

Argent = Silver

Terres Rares = Rare Earth Elements

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or put another way…

– more than 50% of the world’s natural rubber comes from two countries – Indonesia and Thailand

– 85% of the world’s palm oil comes from two countries – Malaysia and Indonesia

– 87% of the world’s lithium comes from three countries – Chile, China and Australia (although there are reports that Afghanistan could possibly become the `Saudi Arabia’ of lithium production). Think of what would happen to the anti-depressant industry if half of their populations turned out to be like ours: bipolar.

– 53% of the world’s reserves in copper come from three countries – Chile, Peru and Australia.

– 64% of the world’s cobalt comes from two adjoining African countries – the Congo and Zambia

– 87% of the world’s platinum comes from two countries – South Africa and Russia

– 47% of the world’s silver comes from three countries – Mexico, Peru and China

– 63% of the world’s uranium comes from three countries – Canada, Kazakhstan and Australia.

– 97.3% of all rare earth elements come from one country, China.

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Links:

Debtocracy – a YouTube program produced in Greece with subtitles in English. Runs an hour and fifteen minutes. Is quite good.