Battery metal
Lithium Reserves by Country
Reported reserves and 2025 production by country, from USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries — see today's Lithium price for live rates.
USGS reports a country-level figure for 8 countries on lithium, with Australia holding the largest reported reserve at 120.00% of the reported global total. The full ranking, including countries with a reported production figure but no separate reserve number, is below.
Countries reporting
8
Largest reported holder
Australia
8,400,000 metric tons (lithium content)
Data vintage
2025
USGS MCS 2026
Top Reserve Holders
Lithium Reserves — Full Ranking
Reserve figures never sum across countries into a page-level total shown here — units and reporting bases vary by commodity; see each row's own unit. Percentages are exactly as reported by USGS, not recalculated.
| # | Country | Reserve | Global Reserve Share | 2025 Production | Global Production Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Australia
|
8,400,000 metric tons (lithium content) | 120.00% | 92,000 metric tons (lithium content) | 31.72% |
| 2 |
 China
|
4,600,000 metric tons (lithium content) | 65.71% | 62,000 metric tons (lithium content) | 21.38% |
| 3 |
 United States
|
4,400,000 metric tons (lithium content) | 62.86% | Not reported | Not calculated |
| 4 |
 Argentina
|
4,400,000 metric tons (lithium content) | 62.86% | 23,000 metric tons (lithium content) | 7.93% |
| 5 |
 Canada
|
1,600,000 metric tons (lithium content) | 22.86% | 5,600 metric tons (lithium content) | 1.93% |
| 6 |
 Brazil
|
540,000 metric tons (lithium content) | 7.71% | 12,000 metric tons (lithium content) | 4.14% |
| 7 |
 Mali
|
370,000 metric tons (lithium content) | 5.29% | 9,400 metric tons (lithium content) | 3.24% |
| 8 |
 Portugal
|
60,000 metric tons (lithium content) | 0.86% | 380 metric tons (lithium content) | 0.13% |
| — | Other countries | 2,400,000 metric tons (lithium content) | 34.29% | Not reported | Not calculated |
