{
  "meta": {
    "key": "lithium_production",
    "title": "World Lithium Production",
    "unit": "tonnes",
    "category": "Economy",
    "source": "USGS Historical Statistics (DS140) + Mineral Commodity Summaries",
    "sourceUrl": "https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-center/lithium-statistics-and-information",
    "verified": "2026-10-04",
    "url": "https://exponentialtracker.com/curve/lithium_production",
    "csv": "https://exponentialtracker.com/data/lithium_production.csv",
    "json": "https://exponentialtracker.com/data/lithium_production.json",
    "retrievedFrom": "Compiled by Exponential Tracker and re-derived from the source named above. Rebuilt on every deploy, so re-fetch rather than trusting a saved copy to be current.",
    "rights": "The underlying data belongs to USGS Historical Statistics (DS140) + Mineral Commodity Summaries. This compilation may be reused with attribution to Exponential Tracker. No licence is claimed or implied over the source data.",
    "citation": "Exponential Tracker, \"World Lithium Production\", exponentialtracker.com/curve/lithium_production, data verified 2026-10-04. Underlying source: USGS Historical Statistics (DS140) + Mineral Commodity Summaries."
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "year": 2000,
      "value": 14100
    },
    {
      "year": 2001,
      "value": 13100
    },
    {
      "year": 2002,
      "value": 14100
    },
    {
      "year": 2003,
      "value": 16600
    },
    {
      "year": 2004,
      "value": 17700
    },
    {
      "year": 2005,
      "value": 20300
    },
    {
      "year": 2006,
      "value": 22400
    },
    {
      "year": 2007,
      "value": 23300
    },
    {
      "year": 2008,
      "value": 24700
    },
    {
      "year": 2009,
      "value": 17500
    },
    {
      "year": 2010,
      "value": 24400
    },
    {
      "year": 2011,
      "value": 31000
    },
    {
      "year": 2012,
      "value": 32700
    },
    {
      "year": 2013,
      "value": 30300
    },
    {
      "year": 2014,
      "value": 31600
    },
    {
      "year": 2015,
      "value": 32200
    },
    {
      "year": 2016,
      "value": 40200
    },
    {
      "year": 2017,
      "value": 76400
    },
    {
      "year": 2018,
      "value": 91800
    },
    {
      "year": 2019,
      "value": 83800
    },
    {
      "year": 2020,
      "value": 82700
    },
    {
      "year": 2021,
      "value": 107000
    },
    {
      "year": 2022,
      "value": 146000
    },
    {
      "year": 2023,
      "value": 204000
    },
    {
      "year": 2024,
      "value": 222000
    },
    {
      "year": 2025,
      "value": 290000,
      "label": "2025: USGS estimate"
    }
  ]
}