List of countries by lithium production

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

Current data

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 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

• 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. ^[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

1. "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. "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.

External links

• Top Lithium-producing Countries 5 March 2025