Australia produced 1.98 million metric tons of spodumene in 2021, while Chile produced 150,348 metric tons of lithium carbonate during that year. Both countries are leaders in global lithium production.
Production volume of lithium worldwide in 2021 by country and type
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* Estimated.
** Produced from subsurface brine and concentrates.
United States: figures have been withheld to prevent proprietary data from being disclosed.
In addition to the countries listed, other nations may produce small quantities of lithium minerals, but output is not reported, and there is no valid basis for estimating production levels.
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US Geological Survey. (July 9, 2023). Production volume of lithium worldwide in 2021 by country and type (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/608295/world-lithium-production-by-country-and-type/
US Geological Survey. "Production volume of lithium worldwide in 2021 by country and type (in metric tons)." Chart. July 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/608295/world-lithium-production-by-country-and-type/
US Geological Survey. (2023). Production volume of lithium worldwide in 2021 by country and type (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/608295/world-lithium-production-by-country-and-type/
US Geological Survey. "Production Volume of Lithium Worldwide in 2021 by Country and Type (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/608295/world-lithium-production-by-country-and-type/
US Geological Survey, Production volume of lithium worldwide in 2021 by country and type (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/608295/world-lithium-production-by-country-and-type/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Production volume of lithium worldwide in 2021 by country and type (in metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, July 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/608295/world-lithium-production-by-country-and-type/