Chile has the largest reserves of lithium worldwide, accounting for over one-third of the total reserves as of 2023. This was followed by Australia, with a 22.4 percent share of global lithium reserves that year. Meanwhile, the United States accounted only for about four percent of the world's reserves of lithium.
Distribution of lithium reserves worldwide in 2023, by country
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US Geological Survey. (January 31, 2024). Distribution of lithium reserves worldwide in 2023, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/606014/distribution-of-world-lithiuim-reserves-by-country/
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US Geological Survey. "Distribution of Lithium Reserves Worldwide in 2023, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/606014/distribution-of-world-lithiuim-reserves-by-country/
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Distribution of lithium reserves worldwide in 2023, by country [Graph], US Geological Survey, January 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/606014/distribution-of-world-lithiuim-reserves-by-country/