Lithium: global production by producers political stability

In 2020, countries classified as politically fairly stable accounted for the largest share of global lithium oxide production. That year, 152,400 metric tons of lithium was produced by fairly stable countries. In comparison, 33,450 metric tons of lithium was produced in politically unstable countries.

Production volume of lithium oxide worldwide in 2020, by political stability of producer countries (in metric tons)

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Release date

April 2022

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2020

Special properties

Li2O

Supplementary notes

According to the source, political stability is defined as "a measure of the perception of the likelihood that the government will be destabilized or overthrown by unconstitutional or violent means, including political violence and terrorism." Data from various dimensions of governance were analyzed to come up with a political stability score for each country. Scores fell between -2.5 and +2.5, with higher scores corresponding to higher levels of stability.

The source uses the following classes of political stability in their estimates: Less than -1.25: extremely unstable; -1.25 to 0: unstable; 0 to +1.25: fair; greater than +1.25: stable.

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