The Worl d Copper Factbook 2019 International Copper Study Group 41 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 19 50 1 9 55 19 60 19 65 1 9 70 19 75 19 80 1 9 85 19 90 19 95 2 0 00 20 0 5 20 10 2 0 15 kg per per s on P o p u la tio n b ln Wo r l d Re f i n e d C o ppe r Usa g e pe r Capi ta 1950 2018 So u r ce s ICS G an d US C e ns us Bu re a u W o r l d P o p u l a t i on R e f i n e d C opp e r U s a g e pe r C a pi t a Refined cop p er is typicall y used by semis fabricato r s or the firs t users of ref i ned copper i n cluding ingo t mak e rs ma ster alloy pla n ts wire rod plants brass mills alloy wire mills foun dries and foil mills As a result per ca pit a usage of ref i ned copper re f e r s to the a m ount of cop p er used by industry divid e d by th e tot a l population and does not represent copper used in fi n i sh e d prod ucts per person