Table 4.28
Lithium Exports by Product Type
Unit: Metric tonnes · Cochilco, Anuario Cochilco 2025 · 2002 to 2025
| Series | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lithium carbonates | 36,590 | 42,023 | 45,794 | 42,910 | 39,715 | 42,193 | 43,593 | 22,999 | 41,877 | 49,306 | 57,104 | 48,638 | 50,422 | 50,883 | 66,824 | 67,040 | 73,908 | 84,719 | 100,723 | 138,547 | 204,810 | 194,642 | 240,834 | 225,748 |
| Lithium oxides and hydroxides | < 1 | 1 | 3,045 | 1,100 | 1,909 | 6,597 | 11,888 | 10,576 | 14,539 | 29,248 | 27,230 | 33,257 | 30,168 | 23,171 | 33,434 | 7,631 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 59 | 78 | 46 |
| Lithium ores and other lithium products (1) | 0 | < 1 | 15 | 154 | 3,678 | 4,203 | 4,768 | 3,348 | 5,369 | 5,119 | 5,476 | 4,024 | 4,423 | 3,958 | 5,840 | 6,443 | 5,850 | 8,837 | 9,602 | 11,593 | 15,655 | 23,682 | 21,756 | 29,676 |
| Lithium chloride | 88 | < 1 | 385 | 820 | 1,010 | 4,556 | 4,961 | 2,382 | 3,563 | 4,425 | 4,232 | 3,684 | 3,217 | 2,393 | 1,616 | 3,132 | 4,131 | 2,123 | < 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 36,679 | 42,024 | 49,239 | 44,983 | 46,312 | 57,549 | 65,210 | 39,305 | 65,348 | 88,099 | 94,042 | 89,604 | 88,230 | 80,404 | 107,714 | 84,247 | 83,891 | 95,708 | 110,327 | 150,157 | 220,489 | 218,382 | 262,668 | 255,470 |
Notes of the table
- (1) La categoría "Minerales y otros productos de litio" incluye minerales de litio y otros productos minerales de litio no clasificados como carbonatos, óxidos e hidróxidos, o cloruro de litio. / The category "Lithium ores and other lithium products" includes lithium ores and other lithium mineral products not classified as lithium carbonates, lithium oxides and hydroxides, or lithium chloride.
Source stated in the table
Comisión Chilena del Cobre (COCHILCO), en base a información del Servicio Nacional de Aduanas / Chilean Copper Commission (COCHILCO), based on information from the National Customs Service
Source: Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco), Cochilco, Anuario Cochilco 2025 (XLSX), 2026. Read on Oct 6, 2026.
n.d.: no data · n.a.: not applicable · “< 1”: less than one unit.