Lithium production in Zimbabwe in 2024 — 22,000 t. Ranked 4 in the world out of 8. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 4,130.8%.
1995–2024 · tonnes
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zimbabwe
| Year | t | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22,000 | +7,100 | +47.65% |
| 2023 | 14,900 | +13,870 | +1,346.6% |
| 2022 | 1,030 | +320 | +45.07% |
| 2021 | 710 | +293 | +70.26% |
| 2020 | 417 | −783 | −65.25% |
| 2019 | 1,200 | −400 | −25% |
| 2018 | 1,600 | +800 | +100% |
| 2017 | 800 | −200 | −20% |
| 2016 | 1,000 | +100 | +11.11% |
| 2015 | 900 | +0 | +0% |
| 2014 | 900 | −100 | −10% |
| 2013 | 1,000 | −60 | −5.66% |
| 2012 | 1,060 | +590 | +125.53% |
| 2011 | 470 | +0 | +0% |
| 2010 | 470 | +70 | +17.5% |
| 2009 | 400 | −100 | −20% |
| 2008 | 500 | +200 | +66.67% |
| 2007 | 300 | −300 | −50% |
| 2006 | 600 | +340 | +130.77% |
| 2005 | 260 | +20 | +8.33% |
| 2004 | 240 | −240 | −50% |
| 2003 | 480 | −160 | −25% |
| 2002 | 640 | −60 | −8.57% |
| 2001 | 700 | −40 | −5.41% |
| 2000 | 740 | +40 | +5.71% |
| 1999 | 700 | −300 | −30% |
| 1998 | 1,000 | +300 | +42.86% |
| 1997 | 700 | +200 | +40% |
| 1996 | 500 | −20 | −3.85% |
| 1995 | 520 | — | — |
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).
