The mine production of lithium is estimated to amount to around 436,000 metric tons worldwide in 2021. By 2030, this figure is projected to reach almost 1.5 million metric tons globally. While Australia and Chile are set to remain as the main producers of this metal, by 2030 it is expected that other countries will also play a major role in the production of this commodity.
Projected mine production of lithium worldwide from 2021 to 2030 (in 1,000 metric tons)
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Comisión Chilena del Cobre. (August 26, 2020). Projected mine production of lithium worldwide from 2021 to 2030 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1225076/global-lithium-mine-production-projection/
Comisión Chilena del Cobre. "Projected mine production of lithium worldwide from 2021 to 2030 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. August 26, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1225076/global-lithium-mine-production-projection/
Comisión Chilena del Cobre. (2020). Projected mine production of lithium worldwide from 2021 to 2030 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1225076/global-lithium-mine-production-projection/
Comisión Chilena del Cobre. "Projected Mine Production of Lithium Worldwide from 2021 to 2030 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1225076/global-lithium-mine-production-projection/
Comisión Chilena del Cobre, Projected mine production of lithium worldwide from 2021 to 2030 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1225076/global-lithium-mine-production-projection/ (last visited December 09, 2023)
Projected mine production of lithium worldwide from 2021 to 2030 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Comisión Chilena del Cobre, August 26, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1225076/global-lithium-mine-production-projection/