Lithium net import reliance in the U.S. 2017-2024

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Madhumitha Jaganmohan,
Mar 5, 2025

In 2024, approximately 50 percent of the lithium used in the United States was imported from other countries. The U.S. import reliance on lithium has varied between 25 percent and 50 percent in recent years, as efforts to increase lithium production have ramped up in tandem with large demand increases.

Net import reliance on lithium in the United States from 2017 to 2024 (as a percentage of apparent consumption)

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February 2025

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United States

Survey time period

2017 to 2024

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