Australia produced 1.98 million metric tons of spodumene in 2021, while Chile produced 150,348 metric tons of lithium carbonate during that year. Both countries are leaders in global lithium production.
Production volume of lithium worldwide in 2021 by country and type (in metric tons)
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US Geological Survey. (July 9, 2023). Production volume of lithium worldwide in 2021 by country and type (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/608295/world-lithium-production-by-country-and-type/
US Geological Survey. "Production volume of lithium worldwide in 2021 by country and type (in metric tons)." Chart. July 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/608295/world-lithium-production-by-country-and-type/
US Geological Survey. (2023). Production volume of lithium worldwide in 2021 by country and type (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/608295/world-lithium-production-by-country-and-type/
US Geological Survey. "Production Volume of Lithium Worldwide in 2021 by Country and Type (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/608295/world-lithium-production-by-country-and-type/
US Geological Survey, Production volume of lithium worldwide in 2021 by country and type (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/608295/world-lithium-production-by-country-and-type/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Production volume of lithium worldwide in 2021 by country and type (in metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, July 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/608295/world-lithium-production-by-country-and-type/