As of 2024, the world's total lithium resources were estimated at some 115 million metric tons of lithium content. Bolivia and Argentina boasted the largest resources at the time, with some 23 million metric tons each. The United States ranked third that year, at about 19 million metric tons of lithium content.
Resources of lithium worldwide as of 2024, by country
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* Includes resources in Spain, Portugal, Ghana, Austria, Finland, Kazakhstan, and Namibia.
Mineral resources differ from mineral reserves. Mineral resources can be defined as natural concentrations of minerals or, in the case of aggregates, bodies of rock that are, or may become, of economic interest due to their inherent properties. The mineral must also be present in sufficient quantity to make it of intrinsic economic interest.
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US Geological Survey. (February 3, 2025). Resources of lithium worldwide as of 2024, by country (in million metric tons of lithium content) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/606724/world-lithiuim-resources-by-country/
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