The United States had total lithium reserves of approximately 1.1 million metric tons in 2023. As of that year, the U.S. had the world's fifth-largest lithium reserves. Compared to U.S. lithium reserves in 2018, which amounted to 35,000 metric tons, this was a major increase.
Reserves of lithium in the United States from 2015 to 2023
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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US Geological Survey. (January 29, 2024). Reserves of lithium in the United States from 2015 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1469338/lithium-reserves-in-the-united-states/
US Geological Survey. "Reserves of lithium in the United States from 2015 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. January 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1469338/lithium-reserves-in-the-united-states/
US Geological Survey. (2024). Reserves of lithium in the United States from 2015 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1469338/lithium-reserves-in-the-united-states/
US Geological Survey. "Reserves of Lithium in The United States from 2015 to 2023 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1469338/lithium-reserves-in-the-united-states/
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Reserves of lithium in the United States from 2015 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, January 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1469338/lithium-reserves-in-the-united-states/
