As of 2024, iron ore was the most voluminously produced of the minerals that are used in the production of batteries, at 1.6 billion metric tons of iron content. Nevertheless, iron ore has many uses beyond batteries. Lithium, a critical material for battery production with up to half of its consumption attributed to that purpose, had a much lower production volume that year. Global lithium production amounted to 240,000 metric tons (excluding U.S. production) in 2024.
Production volume of battery minerals worldwide in 2024
(in 1,000 metric tons)
minerals typically used to manufacture batteries. The production volumes outlined in this statistic refer to global total production volumes, and do not refer to the volumes produced to be used specifically for battery production.
Supplementary notes
* Iron content.
** Excluding U.S. production.
*** Mine production.
**** Zinc content of concentrates and direct shipping ores.
***** Ilmenite and rutile combined.
All figures are estimated and rounded.
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