Year-over-year change: +11.2%, trend up
5-year change: +131.7%, trend up
Australia
Lithium mine production: 92,000 metric tons
View MoreWorld Total288,380metric tons
19942025
2025
Rankings at a glance
Highest 9 · Lithium mine production (2025)
Among the 9 countries with 2025 data, Australia has the highest lithium mine production at 92,000 metric tons in 2025, followed by China (62,000 metric tons) and Chile (56,000 metric tons). Zimbabwe (28,000 metric tons) and Argentina (23,000 metric tons) close out the top 5. Next up, Brazil (12,000 metric tons) and Mali (9,400 metric tons). Canada (5,600 metric tons) and Portugal (380 metric tons) round out the top nine. The gap across the top nine is wide: Australia has 242× the value of Portugal (380 metric tons). Three of the top nine are in South America. Among these countries, Argentina saw the largest year-over-year change at +66.7%.
Rank changes
How lithium mine production changed between 2020 and 2025
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Historical trends
Key terms
- Proved reserves
- — Quantities of crude oil or natural gas that geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty are recoverable under existing economic and operating conditions.
- Recoverable reserves
- — Coal that can be technically and economically extracted with current mining methods at current prices. Excludes inaccessible deposits.
- Billion barrels (B bbl)
- — Unit for oil reserves. One barrel equals 42 US gallons or about 159 litres.
- Trillion cubic feet (TCF)
- — Unit for natural gas reserves. One TCF is roughly 28.3 billion cubic metres.
- Million short tons (M ST)
- — Unit for coal reserves. One short ton equals 2,000 lb or 907 kg.
Frequently asked questions
- Which country has the highest lithium mine production?
- Australia has the highest lithium mine production among the 9 countries with 2025 data at 92,000 metric tons as of 2025, according to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
- Which country has the lowest lithium mine production?
- Portugal has the lowest lithium mine production among the 9 countries with 2025 data at 380 metric tons as of 2025, according to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
- What is the total lithium mine production worldwide?
- The combined lithium mine production across 9 countries totals 288,380 metric tons as of 2025, according to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).