| Year | Chile | Argentina | United States | Australia | Brazil | Canada | China | Namibia | Portugal | Russia, URSS | Zimbabwe | ||||
| Lithium Carbonate, Brine | Lithium Chloride | Lithium Hydroxide | Spodumene And Amblygonite | Lithium Carbonate | Lithium Chloride | Brine | Spodumene | Concentrate | Spodumene | Carbonate | Chiefly Petalite | Lepidolite | Minerals Not Specified | Spodumene | |
| 1981 | - | - | - | 28 | - | - | w | - | 2868 | - | - | 1392 | 990 | 60600 | 18126 |
| 1982 | - | - | - | 125 | - | - | w | 90 | 3060 | - | - | 1146 | 998 | 60600 | 10788 |
| 1983 | - | - | - | 168 | - | - | w | 1100 | 2339 | - | - | 860 | 601 | 60600 | 21657 |
| 1984 | 2326 | - | - | 24 | - | - | w | 7200 | 897 | 96 | - | 970 | 1086 | 60600 | 25270 |
| 1985 | 4959 | - | - | 22 | - | - | w | 12300 | 963 | 330 | - | 2160 | 880 | 60600 | 30165 |
| 1986 | 4458 | - | - | 184 | - | - | w | 12703 | 2059 | 3500 | - | 835 | 1800 | 55000 | 32760 |
| 1987 | 6139 | - | - | 178 | - | - | w | 22279 | 2503 | 11500 | - | 1816 | 9380 | 55000 | 14959 |
| 1988 | 7332 | - | - | 119 | - | - | w | 30000 | 1471 | 14000 | - | 1642 | 14109 | 55000 | 15073 |
| 1989 | 7508 | - | - | 120 | - | - | w | 40000 | 1575 | 14000 | - | 1398 | 18264 | 55000 | 20647 |
| 1990 | 9080 | - | - | 69 | - | - | w | 40000 | 475 | 12000 | - | 1264 | 10600 | 55000 | 19100 |
| 1991 | 8580 | - | - | 287 | - | - | w | 40400 | 1560 | 12000 | - | 1190 | 10000 | 50000 | 9190 |
| 1992 | 10823 | - | - | 620 | - | - | w | 42516 | 1600 | 18500 | - | 1162 | 15904 | 45000 | 12837 |
| 1993 | 10369 | - | - | 300 | - | - | w | 52900 | 1600 | 18900 | - | 742 | 13289 | 40000 | 18064 |
| 1994 | 10439 | - | - | 400 | - | - | w | 45987 | 1600 | 20000 | - | 1861 | 11352 | 2000 | 25279 |
| 1995 | 12943 | - | - | 400 | - | - | w | 81841 | 1600 | 21000 | - | 2611 | 8740 | 2000 | 33498 |
| 1996 | 14180 | - | - | 400 | - | - | w | 117094 | 1600 | 22000 | - | 1972 | 7626 | 2000 | 30929 |
| 1997 | 24246 | - | - | 697 | - | - | w | 88399 | 6948 | 22500 | - | 1019 | 6883 | 2000 | 49833 |
| 1998 | 28377 | - | - | - | 6000 | 2500 | w | 63190 | 9485 | 22500 | - | 500 | 7000 | 2000 | 28055 |
| 1999 | 30231 | - | - | - | 1592 | 2794 | w | 75824 | 11122 | 22500 | - | - | 14862 | 2000 | 36671 |
| 2000 | 35869 | - | - | - | 2161 | 5182 | w | 65504 | 10875 | 22500 | - | - | 9352 | 2000 | 37914 |
| 2001 | 31320 | - | - | - | - | 4512 | w | 79859 | 9084 | 22500 | - | - | 11571 | 2000 | 36103 |
| 2002 | 35242 | - | - | - | 906 | 4729 | w | 79085 | 12046 | 22500 | - | - | 16325 | 2000 | 33172 |
| 2003 | 41667 | - | - | - | 2850 | 4700 | w | 124410 | 9755 | 22500 | - | - | 24606 | 2000 | 12131 |
| 2004 | 43971 | 494 | - | - | 4970 | 6303 | w | 118451 | 9084 | 22500 | - | - | 28696 | 2200 | 13710 |
| 2005 | 43091 | 681 | 504 | - | 7288 | 8416 | w | 173635 | 8924 | 22500 | - | - | 26185 | 2200 | 37499 |
| 2006 | 46241 | 1166 | 3794 | - | 8228 | 8336 | w | 222101 | 8585 | 22500 | - | - | 28497 | 2200 | 30000 |
| 2007 | 51292 | 4185 | 4160 | - | 8863 | 8828 | w | 192277 | 7991 | 22500 | - | - | 34755 | - | 30000 |
| 2008 | 48469 | 4362 | 4050 | - | 9984 | 7800 | w | 239528 | 14460 | 22000 | - | - | 34888 | - | 50000 |
| 2009 | 25154 | 2397 | 2987 | - | 8450 | 4350 | w | 197482 | 15929 | 10000 | - | - | 37359 | - | 50000 |
| 2010 | 44025 | 3725 | 5101 | - | 11196 | 6832 | w | 295000 | 15733 | 0 | 12000 | - | 40109 | - | 47000 |
| 2011 | 59933 | 3864 | 5800 | - | 10000 | 4600 | w | 421396 | 7820 | 0 | 11300 | - | 37534 | - | 48000 |
| 2012 | 62002 | 4145 | 5447 | - | 10535 | 4297 | w | 456921 | 7084 | 0 | 10000 | - | 20698 | - | 53000 |
| 2013 | 52358 | 4091 | 4197 | - | 9248 | 5156 | w | 421000 | 7982 | 0 | 11200 | - | 19940 | - | 42000 |
| 2014 | 55074 | 2985 | 4194 | - | 11698 | 7370 | w | 425000 | 8519 | 0 | 10100 | - | 17459 | - | 45000 |
| 2015 | 50418 | 2069 | 3888 | - | 14137 | 5848 | w | 490000 | 8500 | 0 | 10700 | - | 17120 | - | 50000 |
| 2016 | 67300 | 1600 | 6000 | - | 25500 | 6000 | w | 560000 | 8500 | 0 | 12200 | - | 25800 | - | 50000 |