List of countries by lithium production

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This is a list of countries by lithium mine production from 2018 onwards.[1]

Current data

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List of countries by lithium production in 2022–24 (tonnes)[1][2]
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

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  •   Lithium Triangle state
Lithium mine production (tonnes)
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 — — — 5,000[b] — — —
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 — — — 540[12] 700[13] —
10 Canada 4,300 3,400 500 — — 200 2,400
11 Namibia 2,700 — — — — — 500

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ 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]
  2. ^ 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Global lithium mine production top countries 2019". Statista. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. ^ "World mineral statistics data". MineralsUK. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2025 - Lithium" (PDF). United States Geological Survey (USGS). p. 111. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2024" (PDF). United States Geological Survey (USGS).
  5. ^ "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2023" (PDF). United States Geological Survey (USGS).
  6. ^ a b c "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2022" (PDF). United States Geological Survey (USGS).
  7. ^ "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2021" (PDF). United States Geological Survey (USGS).
  8. ^ "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2019" (PDF). United States Geological Survey (USGS).
  9. ^ Lagos, Gustavo (22 November 2023). Tendencias en el mercado del litio. Clase Ejecutiva [Trends in the lithium market. Business class] (PDF). Gustavo Lagos Cruz-Coke (Report) (in Spanish). Gustavo Lagos. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  10. ^ Milman, Oliver (18 October 2022). "There's lithium in them thar hills – but fears grow over US 'white gold' boom". Guardian US. Silver Peak, Nevada. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  11. ^ Cheema, Ramish (14 December 2022). "5 Countries That Produce The Most Lithium". insidermonkey.com. Insider Monkey.
  12. ^ Dube, Ryan (10 August 2022). "The Place With the Most Lithium Is Blowing the Electric-Car Revolution". The Wall Street Journal. Salar de Atacama, Chile. Years after the factory's 2013 opening, production is virtually nonexistent. In 2021, Bolivia produced just 540 tons of lithium carbonate, according to YLB, or what Chile produces in a day and a half.
  13. ^ Telma Jemio, Miriam (19 May 2020). "Bolivia rethinks how to industrialise its lithium amid political transition". dialogochino.net. Diálogo Chino.
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