List of countries by lithium production

This is a list of countries by lithium mine production from 2018 onwards.^[1]

•   Lithium Triangle state

Lithium mine production (tonnes)

Rank	Country	Year
		2018[2]	2019[3]	2020[4]	2021[4]	2022[5]	2023[6]	2024[7]
1	Australia	51,000	45,000	39,700	55,000	61,000	86,000	88,000
2	Chile	16,000	19,300	21,500	26,000	39,000	44,000	49,000
3	China	8,000	10,800	13,300	14,000	19,000	33,000	41,000
4	Argentina	6,200	6,300	5,900	6,200	6,200	9,600	18,000
—	United States	—	—	—	5,000[a]	—	—	—
5	Brazil	600	2,400	1,420	1,500	2,200	4,900	10,000
6	Zimbabwe	1,600	1,200	417	1,200	800	3,400	22,000
7	Portugal	800	900	348	900	600	380	380
8	Bolivia	—	700[10]		540[11]	—	—	—
—	Canada	2,400	200	—	—	500	3,400	4,300
—	Namibia	500	—	—	—	—	—	2,700

See also

• Lithium Triangle

Notes

1. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) publishes research and information yearly regarding the production and reserve statistics of minerals globally. However, production figures for the United States is withheld, reportedly “to avoid disclosing company proprietary data.”^[4] Furthermore there is only one Lithium mine in the United States, located in Nevada. It is reported to produce 5,000 tonnes of Lithium per year.^[8][9]