As global aluminium consumption heads towards 106.8 MT in 2026, What’s driving the growth - and which region leads the way?
What links electric cars, urban skylines, beverage cans and solar farms stretching across a desert? The answer is aluminium, which is steadily tightening its grip on the modern economy, and the numbers tell a story of consistent, broad-based expansion. Global aluminium consumption in the end user sectors rose from 96.92 million tonnes in 2023 to 100.8 million tonnes in 2024 - a year-on-year increase of about 4.0 per cent. The pace is moderate but firm. Demand is projected to reach 104.01 million tonnes in 2025, up another 3.2 per cent, before climbing to 106.8 million tonnes in 2026, a further 2.7 per cent rise.
This is not a short-term spike. It reflects a structural shift driven by transportation, construction and the accelerating green transition that is embedding aluminium deeper into global supply chains. In 2025, aluminium use was led by transportation with a 28 per cent share, followed by building and construction at 22 per cent. Packaging accounted for 16 per cent, electrical and electronics 15 per cent, industrial applications 8 per cent, and the remaining 11 per cent was spread across other uses.
Transportation: The engine of expansion
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