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Lithium production in metric tons, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 8 countries was 405872 metric tons. The highest value was in Australia: 2684000 metric tons and the lowest value was in Canada: 18500 metric tons. The indicator is available from 2003 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: metric tons; Source: USGS
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Countries Lithium production, 2022 Global rank Available data
Australia 2684000 1 2003 - 2022
Chile 217713 2 2003 - 2022
China 120000 3 2003 - 2022
Brazil 94500 4 2003 - 2022
Zimbabwe 51600 5 2003 - 2022
Argentina 35659 6 2003 - 2022
Portugal 25000 7 2003 - 2022
Canada 18500 8 2003 - 2022


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Definition: Lithium production in metric tons.

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