In 2025, the global demand for lithium is expected to surpass 1.4 million metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent, a growth of 53 percent in comparison to 2023. Increases in battery demand for electric vehicles will be a strong driver of lithium consumption in the next decade.
Demand for lithium worldwide in 2022 and 2023 with forecasts for 2024 and 2025
(in 1,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent)
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Comisión Chilena del Cobre. (August 20, 2024). Demand for lithium worldwide in 2022 and 2023 with forecasts for 2024 and 2025 (in 1,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/452025/projected-total-demand-for-lithium-globally/
Comisión Chilena del Cobre. "Demand for lithium worldwide in 2022 and 2023 with forecasts for 2024 and 2025 (in 1,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent)." Chart. August 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/452025/projected-total-demand-for-lithium-globally/
Comisión Chilena del Cobre. (2024). Demand for lithium worldwide in 2022 and 2023 with forecasts for 2024 and 2025 (in 1,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/452025/projected-total-demand-for-lithium-globally/
Comisión Chilena del Cobre. "Demand for Lithium Worldwide in 2022 and 2023 with Forecasts for 2024 and 2025 (in 1,000 Metric Tons of Lithium Carbonate Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/452025/projected-total-demand-for-lithium-globally/
Comisión Chilena del Cobre, Demand for lithium worldwide in 2022 and 2023 with forecasts for 2024 and 2025 (in 1,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/452025/projected-total-demand-for-lithium-globally/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Demand for lithium worldwide in 2022 and 2023 with forecasts for 2024 and 2025 (in 1,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent) [Graph], Comisión Chilena del Cobre, August 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/452025/projected-total-demand-for-lithium-globally/
