List of countries by lithium production

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

•   Lithium Triangle state

Lithium mine production (tonnes)

Rank	Country	Year
		2018 [2]	2019 [3]	2020 [4]	2021 [4]	2022 [5]	2023 [6]	2024 [7]
1	Australia [a]	51,000	45,000	39,700	55,000	61,000	86,000	88,000
2	Chile	16,000	19,300	21,500	26,000	39,000	44,000	49,000
3	China	8,000	10,800	13,300	14,000	19,000	33,000	41,000
4	Argentina	6,200	6,300	5,900	6,200	6,200	9,600	18,000
—	United States	—	—	—	5,000 [b]	—	—	—
5	Brazil	600	2,400	1,420	1,500	2,200	4,900	10,000
6	Zimbabwe	1,600	1,200	417	1,200	800	3,400	22,000
7	Portugal	800	900	348	900	600	380	380
8	Bolivia	—	700 [11]		540 [12]	—	—	—
—	Canada	2,400	200	—	—	500	3,400	4,300
—	Namibia	500	—	—	—	—	—	2,700

See also

• Lithium Triangle

Notes

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. ^[8]
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.” ^[4] 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. "Global lithium mine production top countries 2019". Statista. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
2. "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2019" (PDF). United States Geological Survey (USGS).
3. "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2021" (PDF). United States Geological Survey (USGS).
4. "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2022" (PDF). United States Geological Survey (USGS).
5. "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2023" (PDF). United States Geological Survey (USGS).
6. "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2024" (PDF). United States Geological Survey (USGS).
7. "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2025 - Lithium" (PDF). United States Geological Survey (USGS). p. 111. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
8. 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.
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 . Retrieved 31 December 2022.
10. Cheema, Ramish (14 December 2022). "5 Countries That Produce The Most Lithium". insidermonkey.com. Insider Monkey.
11. Telma Jemio, Miriam (19 May 2020). "Bolivia rethinks how to industrialise its lithium amid political transition". dialogochino.net. Diálogo Chino.
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.

External links

• Top Lithium-producing Countries 5 March 2025