Lithium production in Argentina in 2024 — 18,000 t. Ranked 5 in the world out of 8. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 224,900%.
1995–2024 · tonnes
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Argentina
| Year | t | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18,000 | +9,370 | +108.57% |
| 2023 | 8,630 | +2,252 | +35.31% |
| 2022 | 6,378 | +411 | +6.89% |
| 2021 | 5,967 | +67 | +1.13% |
| 2020 | 5,900 | −400 | −6.35% |
| 2019 | 6,300 | −100 | −1.56% |
| 2018 | 6,400 | +700 | +12.28% |
| 2017 | 5,700 | −100 | −1.72% |
| 2016 | 5,800 | +2,200 | +61.11% |
| 2015 | 3,600 | +400 | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 3,200 | +700 | +28% |
| 2013 | 2,500 | −200 | −7.41% |
| 2012 | 2,700 | −250 | −8.47% |
| 2011 | 2,950 | +0 | +0% |
| 2010 | 2,950 | +730 | +32.88% |
| 2009 | 2,220 | −950 | −29.97% |
| 2008 | 3,170 | +170 | +5.67% |
| 2007 | 3,000 | +100 | +3.45% |
| 2006 | 2,900 | +920 | +46.46% |
| 2005 | 1,980 | +10 | +0.51% |
| 2004 | 1,970 | +1,010 | +105.21% |
| 2003 | 960 | +14 | +1.48% |
| 2002 | 946 | +746 | +373% |
| 2001 | 200 | +0 | +0% |
| 2000 | 200 | +0 | +0% |
| 1999 | 200 | −930 | −82.3% |
| 1998 | 1,130 | +1,122 | +14,025% |
| 1997 | 8 | +0 | +0% |
| 1996 | 8 | +0 | +0% |
| 1995 | 8 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Lithium production measured as contained metal, from U.S. Geological Survey data. Lithium became a subject of separate attention because of traction batteries: demand for it is set by the production of electric vehicles, and output has grown several times over in the past decade. Concentration is extreme — practically all of it comes from Australia, Chile and China, so the market is more sensitive to events in one or two countries than any other commodity market.
Important: The table holds eight territories — that is everyone who mines lithium; for the rest it is not a gap in the data but a zero. USGS estimates are revised after the fact, so values for past years change in new releases.
Source: Mineral Commodity Summaries (USGS), license Public domain (work of a U.S. federal agency).
