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Without Australia, the other listed countries hold 67.7 % of world mining output of lithium.
This is arithmetic on one source table, not a forecast. It leaves out prices, stocks, substitution, new mines and how fast anyone could react.
Other listed producers together
67.7 %
Australia alone: 31.7 %
Other countries in the table
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Concentration among the others (HHIHerfindahl–Hirschman indexA measure of concentration: the sum of the squared percentage shares of all countries. 10,000 means one country produces everything; below 1,500 is usually called unconcentrated.)
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| Country | Share of world output | Share without Australia | Output needed to replace Australia alone | Share of world reserves | Export control on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 21.4 % | 31.3 % | 2.5 × today's | 12.4 % | None on record |
| Chile | 19.3 % | 28.3 % | 2.6 × today's | 24.9 % | None on record |
| Zimbabwe | 9.7 % | 14.1 % | 4.3 × today's | 1.4 % | ⚑ Yes |
| Argentina | 7.9 % | 11.6 % | 5 × today's | 11.9 % | None on record |
| Brazil | 4.1 % | 6.1 % | 8.7 × today's | 1.5 % | None on record |
| Mali | 3.2 % | 4.7 % | 10.8 × today's | 1.0 % | None on record |
| Canada | 1.9 % | 2.8 % | 17.4 × today's | 4.3 % | None on record |
| Portugal | 0.1 % | 0.2 % | 243.2 × today's | 0.2 % | None on record |
Share of world reserves: Reserves, 2025· Export control on record:
HHI is the sum of squared country shares (10,000 = one country). Where the table leaves part of world output unattributed, it is a lower bound.
0.6 % of world output in this table is not attributed to a country and stays outside the calculation.
Source table: Mine production, 2025
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