List of countries by lithium production
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Current data
- Lithium Triangle state
| Country | Production | Reserves | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|
| World | 240,000 | 30,000,000 | 115,000,000 |
 Australia |
88,000 | 7,000,000 | 8,900,000 |
 Chile |
49,000 | 9,300,000 | 11,000,000 |
 China |
41,000 | 3,000,000 | 6,800,000 |
 Zimbabwe |
22,000 | 480,000 | 860,000 |
 Argentina |
18,000 | 4,000,000 | 23,000,000 |
 Brazil |
10,000 | 390,000 | 1,300,000 |
 Canada |
4,300 | 1,200,000 | 5,700,000 |
 Namibia |
2,700 | 14,000 | 230,000 |
 United States |
2,440 | 1,800,000 | 19,000,000 |
 Bolivia |
733 | – | 23,000,000 |
 Portugal |
380 | 60,000 | 270,000 |
 Nigeria |
132 | – | – |
| Other countries | – | 2,800,000 | – |
 Germany |
– | – | 4,000,000 |
 DR Congo |
– | – | 3,000,000 |
 Mexico |
– | – | 1,700,000 |
 Czech Republic |
– | – | 1,300,000 |
 Mali |
– | – | 1,200,000 |
 Serbia |
– | – | 1,200,000 |
 Peru |
– | – | 1,000,000 |
 Russia |
– | – | 1,000,000 |
 Spain |
– | – | 320,000 |
 Ghana |
– | – | 200,000 |
 Austria |
– | – | 60,000 |
 Finland |
– | – | 55,000 |
 Kazakhstan |
– | – | 45,000 |
Historical data
- Lithium Triangle state
| Rank | Country | 2024[3] | 2023[4] | 2022[5] | 2021[6] | 2020[6] | 2019[7] | 2018[8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia[a] |
88,000 | 86,000 | 61,000 | 55,000 | 39,700 | 45,000 | 51,000 |
| 2 | Chile |
49,000 | 44,000 | 39,000 | 26,000 | 21,500 | 19,300 | 16,000 |
| 3 | China |
41,000 | 33,000 | 19,000 | 14,000 | 13,300 | 10,800 | 8,000 |
| 4 | Argentina |
18,000 | 9,600 | 6,200 | 6,200 | 5,900 | 6,300 | 6,200 |
| 5 | United States |
N/a | N/a | N/a | 5,000[b] | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| 6 | Brazil |
10,000 | 4,900 | 2,200 | 1,500 | 1,420 | 2,400 | 600 |
| 7 | Zimbabwe |
22,000 | 3,400 | 800 | 1,200 | 417 | 1,200 | 1,600 |
| 8 | Portugal |
380 | 380 | 600 | 900 | 348 | 900 | 800 |
| 9 | Bolivia |
N/a | N/a | N/a | 540[12] | 700[13] | N/a | |
| 10 | Canada |
4,300 | 3,400 | 500 | N/a | N/a | 200 | 2,400 |
| 11 | Namibia |
2,700 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 500 |
See also
Notes
- A 2023 estimate suggests that lithium production in Australia will hit a cap of 1.2 million tonnes (2.6 billion pounds) of lithium carbonate equivalent by 2030, and that the country will by then remain the top producer but with a smaller proportion of the world's production compared with 2023.[9]
- The United States Geological Survey (USGS) publishes research and information yearly regarding the production and reserve statistics of minerals globally. However, production figures for the United States is withheld, reportedly “to avoid disclosing company proprietary data.”[6] Furthermore there is only one Lithium mine in the United States, located in Nevada. It is reported to produce 5,000 tonnes of Lithium per year.[10][11]