Thanks for the feedback! The discrepancy is within the uncertainty. The absolute numbers come directly from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2024 – LITHIUM Data Release. In hindsight, presenting percentages with two significant figures would have helped avoid an artificial sense of precision.
Lithium is a critical component in many industries, including pharmaceuticals, optics, ceramics, and glass. But it’s best known for its use in batteries. Most rechargeable batteries in mobile phones, laptops, and consumer electronics are made from lithium-ion chemistries.
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Just a handful of countries supply the world’s lithium. In the chart, you can see each country’s share of global mined production in 2023.
Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia form the so-called “lithium triangle”, which are large lithium deposits that span across these three countries.
This data comes from the United States Geological Survey.
(This Daily Data Insight was written by @hannahritchie.bsky.social and @pablorosado.com.)