[Chart] World gold production per capita 1840-2012

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Gold production growth exceeded population growth from the 1840s to 1940s
It declined after WWII for almost 50 years, but started up again in 1989.
The long term equilibrium point is about 3/4 ounce per person.

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source: http://www.goldsheetlinks.com/production2.htm
 
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