In 2030, the global demand for lithium is expected to surpass 2.4 million metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent, doubling the demand forecast for 2025. Increases in battery demand for electric vehicles will be a strong driver of lithium consumption in the next decade, with demand expected to reach 3.8 million tons by 2035.
Demand for lithium worldwide in 2020 and 2021 with a forecast from 2022 to 2035 (in 1,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent)
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Companies
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Comisión Chilena del Cobre. (June 14, 2023). Demand for lithium worldwide in 2020 and 2021 with a forecast from 2022 to 2035 (in 1,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/452025/projected-total-demand-for-lithium-globally/
Comisión Chilena del Cobre. "Demand for lithium worldwide in 2020 and 2021 with a forecast from 2022 to 2035 (in 1,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent)." Chart. June 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/452025/projected-total-demand-for-lithium-globally/
Comisión Chilena del Cobre. (2023). Demand for lithium worldwide in 2020 and 2021 with a forecast from 2022 to 2035 (in 1,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/452025/projected-total-demand-for-lithium-globally/
Comisión Chilena del Cobre. "Demand for Lithium Worldwide in 2020 and 2021 with a Forecast from 2022 to 2035 (in 1,000 Metric Tons of Lithium Carbonate Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/452025/projected-total-demand-for-lithium-globally/
Comisión Chilena del Cobre, Demand for lithium worldwide in 2020 and 2021 with a forecast from 2022 to 2035 (in 1,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/452025/projected-total-demand-for-lithium-globally/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Demand for lithium worldwide in 2020 and 2021 with a forecast from 2022 to 2035 (in 1,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent) [Graph], Comisión Chilena del Cobre, June 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/452025/projected-total-demand-for-lithium-globally/