Australia produced an estimated 1.6 million metric tons of spodumene in 2019, while Chile produced 99,300 metric tons of lithium carbonate during 2019. Both countries were leaders on lithium production in that year.
Lithium production worldwide from 2010 to 2019 by country and type
(in metric tons)
* Estimated.
** Produced from subsurface brine and concentrates.
United States: figures have been withheld to prevent proprietary data from being disclosed.
In addition to the countries listed, other nations may produce small quantities of lithium minerals, but output is not reported, and there is no valid basis for estimating production levels.
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US Geological Survey. (June 17, 2021). Lithium production worldwide from 2010 to 2019 by country and type (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 04, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/608295/world-lithium-production-by-country-and-type/
US Geological Survey. "Lithium production worldwide from 2010 to 2019 by country and type (in metric tons)." Chart. June 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 04, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/608295/world-lithium-production-by-country-and-type/
US Geological Survey. (2021). Lithium production worldwide from 2010 to 2019 by country and type (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 04, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/608295/world-lithium-production-by-country-and-type/
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