Lithium Data
Last updated: February 2026Global production and reserves for lithium, in contained-lithium (Li) content.
Global Lithium Production by Country, 2025e
as of February 2026Thousand tonnes Li content
U.S. production withheld by USGS to avoid disclosing proprietary data from the single domestic producer. Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026.
Global Lithium Reserves by Country
as of February 2026Million tonnes Li content
Per-country reserve figures as reported by USGS. Australia's figure is JORC-compliant or equivalent (USGS footnote 6). World total (rounded): 37 Mt. Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026.
Battery-Grade Lithium Carbonate Price, 2021–2025
as of February 2026US$ per metric ton (annual average, real)
Annual-average real (inflation-adjusted) contract price, single consistent basis from USGS MCS 2026; editions are not mixed. Source: USGS, attributed to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.
Data sources
as of February 2026USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
U.S. Geological Survey — production & reserves
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
Carbonate price (via USGS MCS 2026)
Lodewatch aggregates data from authoritative public sources. All figures shown in contained-lithium (Li) content. See individual source links for methodology and definitions.