Table 8.8

World Mine Production of Lithium

Unit: Metric tons of lithium content · Cochilco, Anuario Cochilco 2025 · 2000 to 2025

World Mine Production of Lithium. Metric tons of lithium content
Series	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Argentina	200	200	946	960	1,970	1,980	2,900	3,000	3,170	2,220	2,950	2,950	2,700	2,500	3,200	3,600	5,800	5,700	6,400	6,300	5,900	5,970	6,590	8,630	13,800	23,000
Australia	2,400	2,000	3,140	3,450	3,930	3,770	5,500	6,910	6,280	6,280	9,260	12,500	12,800	12,700	13,300	14,100	14,000	40,000	58,800	45,000	39,700	55,300	74,700	91,700	82,700	92,000
Brazil	30	220	224	240	242	242	242	180	160	160	160	320	150	400	160	200	200	200	300	2,400	1,420	1,700	2,630	5,260	10,200	12,000
Canada	710	700	707	710	707	707	707	707	690	310	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,400	200	0	0	520	3,240	4,820	5,600
Chile	5,300	6,800	5,920	6,580	7,990	8,270	8,200	11,100	10,600	5,620	10,510	12,900	13,200	11,200	11,500	10,500	14,300	14,200	17,000	19,300	21,500	28,300	38,000	41,400	48,900	56,000
China	2,400	2,400	2,400	2,500	2,630	2,820	2,820	3,010	3,290	3,760	3,950	4,140	4,500	4,700	2,300	2,000	2,300	6,800	7,100	10,800	13,300	14,000	22,600	35,700	41,400	62,000
Mali	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	770	9,400
Namibia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	500	0	0	0	0	2,700	0	0
Portugal	140	200	190	190	320	320	320	570	700	0	800	820	560	570	300	200	400	800	800	900	348	900	380	380	380	380
Russia	2,000	2,000	0	0	2,200	2,200	2,200	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zimbabwe	740	700	640	480	240	260	600	300	500	400	470	470	1,060	1,000	900	900	1,000	800	1,600	1,200	417	710	1,030	14,900	20,000	28,000
WORLD TOTAL (2)	13,920	15,220	14,167	15,110	20,229	20,569	23,489	25,777	25,390	18,750	28,100	34,100	34,970	33,070	31,660	31,500	38,000	68,500	94,900	86,100	82,585	106,880	146,450	203,910	222,970	288,380

Notes of the table

(1) Las cifras corresponden a producción minera de litio expresada en toneladas métricas de contenido de litio. Esta unidad permite comparar la producción entre países, independiente de si el litio se obtiene desde salmueras, minerales u otros recursos, y de la forma química o comercial en que posteriormente se procese. / Figures correspond to lithium mine production expressed in metric tons of lithium content. This unit allows production to be compared across countries, regardless of whether lithium is obtained from brines, minerals, or other resources, and regardless of the chemical or commercial form in which it is subsequently processed.
(2) El total mundial publicado por USGS excluye la producción de Estados Unidos, por tratarse de información reservada. / The world total published by USGS excludes United States production, as this information is withheld.

Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS), Resumen de Productos Minerales. / U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Mineral Commodity Summaries.

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.