Lithium Mine Production and Reserves

This key economic indicator for the Lithium sector has been recently updated.

  1. China Lithium Mine Production and Reserves rose 5.6% in 2019, from a year earlier.
  2. Since 2014 Australia Lithium Mine Production and Reserves rose 26.9% year on year close to 40.71 Thousand Metric Tons of Lithium Content.
  3. In 2019 China was number 3 in Lithium Mine Production and Reserves.
  4. In 2019 Portugal was number 6 in Lithium Mine Production and Reserves to 1.2 Thousand Metric Tons of Lithium Content, moving from 7 in 2018.

Top Countries in Lithium Mine Production and Reserves

Thousand Metric Tons of Lithium Content - 1995 to 2019

# 8 Countries Thousand Metric Tons of Lithium Content Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Australia
40.71 2019 -28.6 % +26.9 % View data
2 #2
Chile
16.58 2019 -12.0 % +6.6 % View data
3 #3
China
7.50 2019 +5.6 % +26.7 % View data
4 #4
Argentina
6.40 2019 +0.0 % +14.9 % View data
5 #5
Zimbabwe
1.60 2019 +0.0 % +12.2 % View data
6 #6
Portugal
1.20 2019 +50.0 % +31.9 % View data
7 #7
United States
0.90 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
8 #8
Brazil
0.30 2019 +0.0 % +13.4 % View data

Source: British Petroleum

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