Lithium reserves (2025)

With 9.2M metric tons in 2025, Chile leads the world in lithium reserves, followed by Australia (8.4M metric tons) and China (4.6M metric tons). The top 5 is rounded off by Argentina (4.4M metric tons) and the United States (4.4M metric tons). Further down, Canada (1.6M metric tons) and Brazil (540,000 metric tons) hold the next two spots. Zimbabwe (500,000 metric tons), Mali (370,000 metric tons), and Portugal (60,000 metric tons) round out the top ten. Across the top ten, Chile is 153× as high as Portugal (60,000 metric tons). Three of the top ten are in South America.