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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
Lithium mine production (tonnes)
Rank
Country
2024[ 3]
2023[ 4]
2022[ 5]
2021[ 6]
2020[ 6]
2019[ 7]
2018[ 8]
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
Notes
↑ 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
↑ 1.0 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 .
↑ "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/ .
↑ "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2025 - Lithium" . United States Geological Survey (USGS). p. 111. https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2025/mcs2025-lithium.pdf .
↑ "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2024" . United States Geological Survey (USGS). https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2024/mcs2024.pdf .
↑ "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2023" . United States Geological Survey (USGS). https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2023/mcs2023-lithium.pdf .
↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2022" . United States Geological Survey (USGS). https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2022/mcs2022-lithium.pdf .
↑ "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2021" . United States Geological Survey (USGS). https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2021/mcs2021.pdf .
↑ "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 .
↑ 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 .
↑ 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 .
↑ 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."
↑ 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/ .
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