List of countries by lithium production

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

## Contents

* 1 Current data
* 2 Historical data
* 3 See also
* 4 Notes
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Current data

* Lithium Triangle state

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List of countries by lithium production in 2022–24 (tonnes)[1][2] Country  | Production  | Reserves  | Resources

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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

Lithium mine production (tonnes)  Rank  | Country  | 2024[3] | 2023[4] | 2022[5] | 2021[6] | 2020[6] | 2019[7] | 2018[8]

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1  | 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[lower-alpha 1] | N/A  | N/A  | N/A
6  |  Brazil  | 10,000  | 4,900  | 2,200  | 1,500  | 1,420  | 2,400  | 600
7  | Template:Country data ZIM 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[11] | 700[12] | 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

* Lithium Triangle

## Notes

1. ↑ 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.[9][10]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Global lithium mine production top countries 2019" (in en). https://www.statista.com/statistics/268789/countries-with-the-largest-production-output-of-lithium/. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
2. ↑ "World mineral statistics data" (in en-GB). https://www.bgs.ac.uk/mineralsuk/statistics/world-mineral-statistics/world-mineral-statistics-data-download/world-mineral-statistics-data/.
3. ↑ "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2025 - Lithium". United States Geological Survey (USGS). p. 111. https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2025/mcs2025-lithium.pdf.
4. ↑ "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2024". United States Geological Survey (USGS). https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2024/mcs2024.pdf.
5. ↑ "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2023". United States Geological Survey (USGS). https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2023/mcs2023-lithium.pdf.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2022". United States Geological Survey (USGS). https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2022/mcs2022-lithium.pdf.
7. ↑ "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2021". United States Geological Survey (USGS). https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2021/mcs2021.pdf.
8. ↑ "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2019". United States Geological Survey (USGS). https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/atoms/files/mcs2019_all.pdf.
9. ↑ 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). https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/18/lithium-mining-nevada-boom-car-battery-us-climate-crisis.
10. ↑ Cheema, Ramish (14 December 2022). "5 Countries That Produce The Most Lithium". Insider Monkey. https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/5-countries-that-produce-the-most-lithium-1097011/?singlepage=1.
11. ↑ 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). https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/electric-cars-batteries-lithium-triangle-latin-america-11660141017. "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."
12. ↑ Telma Jemio, Miriam (19 May 2020). "Bolivia rethinks how to industrialise its lithium amid political transition". Diálogo Chino. https://dialogochino.net/en/extractive-industries/35423-bolivia-rethinks-how-industrialize-lithium-amid-political-transition/.

## External links

* Top Lithium-producing Countries 5 March 2025

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