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Lithium Production by Country 2024

  • All data other than percentages are listed in metric tons. Also known as a metric ton, one tonne = 1,000 kg, or roughly 2,204.6 lbs.
  • According to the Energy Institute, Canada and all unlisted countries combined produced 3,600 tons of Lithium in 2023, for 1.8% of the global total. External sources place Canada's production at 3,400 tons, leaving the rest of the world's production at 200 tons for 2023.
  • Totals for the United States are often speculated, but the sole US Lithium mine has an annual production capacity of up to 5,000 tons.
  • Lithuum Reserves are calculated differently by different sources. The Energy Institute (EI) estimates are the estimated reserves as of the final day of the listed year.
  • "Resources" is a metric which indicates how much of a given mineral a country possesses that is of a form, grade, and quantity that would be worth extracting, but that may or may not be economically feasible to extract. A related term, reserves, refers to those resources that are economically feasible to extract.
Country
Lithium Production 2023 (tonnes)
Lithium Production 2022 (tonnes)
Lithium Production 2021 (tonnes)
Lithium Production 2020 (tonnes)
Lithium Production 2019 (tonnes)
Lithium Production 2018 (tonnes)
Pct of Global Lithium Production 2023 (%)
Pct of Global Lithium Production 2021 (%)
Lithium Reserves (Energy Institute) 2023 (tonnes)
Lithium Reserves (USGS) 2023 (tonnes)
Lithium Resources 2023 (tonnes)
Australia86,00061,00055,30039,70045,00051,00043.4%52%6,200,0004,800,000$8.70 Mn
Chile56,53039,00028,30021,50019,30016,00028.5%25%9,300,0009,300,000$11.00 Mn
China33,00019,00014,00013,30010,8008,00016.7%13%3,000,0003,000,000$6.80 Mn
Argentina9,6006,2005,9705,9006,3006,2004.8%6%3,600,0003,600,000$22.00 Mn
Brazil4,9002,2001,7001,4202,4006002.5%1%390,000390,000$800,000
Canada3,4005002002,400--930,000$3.00 Mn
Zimbabwe3,4008007104171,2001,6001.7%1%310,000310,000$6.90 Mn
United States6155,000-1%1,1001,100,000$14.00 Mn
Portugal3806009008009008000.2%1%60,00060,000$270,000
Russia--$1.00 Mn
Mexico--$1.70 Mn
DR Congo--$3.00 Mn
Germany--$3.80 Mn
Spain--$320,000
Ghana--$200,000
Peru--$1.00 Mn
Mali--$890,000
Kazakhstan--$50,000
Bolivia540350350--$23.00 Mn
Czech Republic--$1.30 Mn
Austria--$60,000
Serbia--$1.20 Mn
Finland--$68,000
Namibia500--$230,000

Which country produces the most lithium?

The world's largest lithium producer is Australia, with an annual production of 86,000 tonnes.

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