Australia produced nearly half of the world's lithium in 2022, accounting for about 47 percent of global production. Chile was the second largest producer of lithium that year, having an estimated 30 percent share of the total global lithium production.
Distribution of lithium production worldwide in 2022, by country
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US Geological Survey. (January 31, 2023). Distribution of lithium production worldwide in 2022, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/677245/distribution-of-world-lithiuim-production-by-country/
US Geological Survey. "Distribution of lithium production worldwide in 2022, by country." Chart. January 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/677245/distribution-of-world-lithiuim-production-by-country/
US Geological Survey. (2023). Distribution of lithium production worldwide in 2022, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/677245/distribution-of-world-lithiuim-production-by-country/
US Geological Survey. "Distribution of Lithium Production Worldwide in 2022, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/677245/distribution-of-world-lithiuim-production-by-country/
US Geological Survey, Distribution of lithium production worldwide in 2022, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/677245/distribution-of-world-lithiuim-production-by-country/ (last visited November 29, 2023)
Distribution of lithium production worldwide in 2022, by country [Graph], US Geological Survey, January 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/677245/distribution-of-world-lithiuim-production-by-country/