The world's leading lithium carbonate importing country in 2021 was China, importing over 582 million U.S. dollars worth of the inorganic compound. South Korea was the second-largest importer based on value, with nearly 326 million U.S. dollars of lithium carbonate imported that year.
Leading importing countries of lithium carbonate worldwide in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)
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The Observatory of Economic Complexity. (May 11, 2023). Leading importing countries of lithium carbonate worldwide in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248447/leading-importers-of-lithium-carbonate/
The Observatory of Economic Complexity. "Leading importing countries of lithium carbonate worldwide in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248447/leading-importers-of-lithium-carbonate/
The Observatory of Economic Complexity. (2023). Leading importing countries of lithium carbonate worldwide in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248447/leading-importers-of-lithium-carbonate/
The Observatory of Economic Complexity. "Leading Importing Countries of Lithium Carbonate Worldwide in 2021 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248447/leading-importers-of-lithium-carbonate/
The Observatory of Economic Complexity, Leading importing countries of lithium carbonate worldwide in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248447/leading-importers-of-lithium-carbonate/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Leading importing countries of lithium carbonate worldwide in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], The Observatory of Economic Complexity, May 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248447/leading-importers-of-lithium-carbonate/