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Global lithium production by country and type 2010-2016
Lithium production worldwide from 2010 to 2016 by country and type (in metric tons)
This statistic shows the lithium production worldwide from 2010 to 2016, by country and type. Australia produced an estimated 560,000 metric tons of spodumene in 2016, while Chile produced 67,300 metric tons of lithium carbonate that year.
Lithium production worldwide from 2010 to 2016 by country and type (in metric tons)
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This statistic shows the lithium production worldwide from 2010 to 2016, by country and type. Australia produced an estimated 560,000 metric tons of spodumene in 2016, while Chile produced 67,300 metric tons of lithium carbonate that year.
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- September 2018
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- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 2010 to 2016
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* 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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- Survey time period
- 2010 to 2016
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* 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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- Imports of lithium for consumption to the United States from 2013 to 2017 (in metric tons)
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