In 2020, the total demand for lithium worldwide amounted to 292 thousand metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent. It is forecast that by 2030 this quantity will increase to approximately 2.5 million metric tons.
Demand for lithium worldwide in 2020, with a forecast for 2025 and 2030, by application (in 1,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent)
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Albemarle. (September 10, 2021). Demand for lithium worldwide in 2020, with a forecast for 2025 and 2030, by application (in 1,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220158/global-lithium-demand-volume-by-application/
Albemarle. "Demand for lithium worldwide in 2020, with a forecast for 2025 and 2030, by application (in 1,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent)." Chart. September 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220158/global-lithium-demand-volume-by-application/
Albemarle. (2021). Demand for lithium worldwide in 2020, with a forecast for 2025 and 2030, by application (in 1,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220158/global-lithium-demand-volume-by-application/
Albemarle. "Demand for Lithium Worldwide in 2020, with a Forecast for 2025 and 2030, by Application (in 1,000 Metric Tons of Lithium Carbonate Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220158/global-lithium-demand-volume-by-application/
Albemarle, Demand for lithium worldwide in 2020, with a forecast for 2025 and 2030, by application (in 1,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220158/global-lithium-demand-volume-by-application/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Demand for lithium worldwide in 2020, with a forecast for 2025 and 2030, by application (in 1,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent) [Graph], Albemarle, September 10, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220158/global-lithium-demand-volume-by-application/