Global Lithium Market Growth 2025-2031

December 2025 | 82 pages | ID: GFB269EF03B2EN
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Abstracts

The global Lithium market size is predicted to grow from US$ 4367 million in 2025 to US$ 7086 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.4% from 2025 to 2031.

The impact of the latest U.S. tariff measures and the corresponding policy responses from countries worldwide on market competitiveness, regional economic performance, and supply chain configurations will be comprehensively evaluated in this report.

Lithium is an alkali metal that is soft, silvery, highly reactive and is used as a heat transfer medium in thermonuclear weapons, batteries, lubricants, various alloys, ceramics, and optical glass.

The global lithium market is expected to grow in future due to decreasing lithium-ion battery costs, growth in energy storage system, growth in electric vehicles market.

LP Information, Inc. (LPI) ' newest research report, the “Lithium Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Lithium sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Lithium sales for 2025 through 2031. With Lithium sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Lithium industry.

This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Lithium landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Lithium portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Lithium market.

This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Lithium and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Lithium.

This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Lithium market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.

Segmentation by Type:

• Anhydrous Lithium Hydroxide
• Lithium Niobate
• Lithium Tantalate

Segmentation by Application:

• Industrial
• Manufacturing

This report also splits the market by region:

• Americas
• United States
• Canada
• Mexico
• Brazil
• APAC
• China
• Japan
• Korea
• Southeast Asia
• India
• Australia
• Europe
• Germany
• France
• UK
• Italy
• Russia
• Middle East & Africa
• Egypt
• South Africa
• Israel
• Turkey
• GCC Countries

The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.

• Albemarle
• SQM
• FMC
• Orocobre

Key Questions Addressed in this Report

What is the 10-year outlook for the global Lithium market?

What factors are driving Lithium market growth, globally and by region?

Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?

How do Lithium market opportunities vary by end market size?

How does Lithium break out by Type, by Application?

Contents

1 SCOPE OF THE REPORT

1.1 Market Introduction
1.2 Years Considered
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Market Research Methodology
1.5 Research Process and Data Source
1.6 Economic Indicators
1.7 Currency Considered
1.8 Market Estimation Caveats

2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

2.1 World Market Overview
  2.1.1 Global Lithium Annual Sales 2020-2031
  2.1.2 World Current & Future Analysis for Lithium by Geographic Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
  2.1.3 World Current & Future Analysis for Lithium by Country/Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.2 Lithium Segment by Type
  2.2.1 Anhydrous Lithium Hydroxide
  2.2.2 Lithium Niobate
  2.2.3 Lithium Tantalate
2.3 Lithium Sales by Type
  2.3.1 Global Lithium Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
  2.3.2 Global Lithium Revenue and Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
  2.3.3 Global Lithium Sale Price by Type (2020-2025)
2.4 Lithium Segment by Application
  2.4.1 Industrial
  2.4.2 Manufacturing
2.5 Lithium Sales by Application
  2.5.1 Global Lithium Sale Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
  2.5.2 Global Lithium Revenue and Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
  2.5.3 Global Lithium Sale Price by Application (2020-2025)

3 GLOBAL BY COMPANY

3.1 Global Lithium Breakdown Data by Company
  3.1.1 Global Lithium Annual Sales by Company (2020-2025)
  3.1.2 Global Lithium Sales Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Lithium Annual Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
  3.2.1 Global Lithium Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
  3.2.2 Global Lithium Revenue Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Lithium Sale Price by Company
3.4 Key Manufacturers Lithium Producing Area Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type
  3.4.1 Key Manufacturers Lithium Product Location Distribution
  3.4.2 Players Lithium Products Offered
3.5 Market Concentration Rate Analysis
  3.5.1 Competition Landscape Analysis
  3.5.2 Concentration Ratio (CR3, CR5 and CR10) & (2023-2025)
3.6 New Products and Potential Entrants
3.7 Market M&A Activity & Strategy

4 WORLD HISTORIC REVIEW FOR LITHIUM BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION

4.1 World Historic Lithium Market Size by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
  4.1.1 Global Lithium Annual Sales by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
  4.1.2 Global Lithium Annual Revenue by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.2 World Historic Lithium Market Size by Country/Region (2020-2025)
  4.2.1 Global Lithium Annual Sales by Country/Region (2020-2025)
  4.2.2 Global Lithium Annual Revenue by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.3 Americas Lithium Sales Growth
4.4 APAC Lithium Sales Growth
4.5 Europe Lithium Sales Growth
4.6 Middle East & Africa Lithium Sales Growth

5 AMERICAS

5.1 Americas Lithium Sales by Country
  5.1.1 Americas Lithium Sales by Country (2020-2025)
  5.1.2 Americas Lithium Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
5.2 Americas Lithium Sales by Type (2020-2025)
5.3 Americas Lithium Sales by Application (2020-2025)
5.4 United States
5.5 Canada
5.6 Mexico
5.7 Brazil

6 APAC

6.1 APAC Lithium Sales by Region
  6.1.1 APAC Lithium Sales by Region (2020-2025)
  6.1.2 APAC Lithium Revenue by Region (2020-2025)
6.2 APAC Lithium Sales by Type (2020-2025)
6.3 APAC Lithium Sales by Application (2020-2025)
6.4 China
6.5 Japan
6.6 South Korea
6.7 Southeast Asia
6.8 India
6.9 Australia
6.10 China Taiwan

7 EUROPE

7.1 Europe Lithium by Country
  7.1.1 Europe Lithium Sales by Country (2020-2025)
  7.1.2 Europe Lithium Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
7.2 Europe Lithium Sales by Type (2020-2025)
7.3 Europe Lithium Sales by Application (2020-2025)
7.4 Germany
7.5 France
7.6 UK
7.7 Italy
7.8 Russia

8 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA

8.1 Middle East & Africa Lithium by Country
  8.1.1 Middle East & Africa Lithium Sales by Country (2020-2025)
  8.1.2 Middle East & Africa Lithium Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
8.2 Middle East & Africa Lithium Sales by Type (2020-2025)
8.3 Middle East & Africa Lithium Sales by Application (2020-2025)
8.4 Egypt
8.5 South Africa
8.6 Israel
8.7 Turkey
8.8 GCC Countries

9 MARKET DRIVERS, CHALLENGES AND TRENDS

9.1 Market Drivers & Growth Opportunities
9.2 Market Challenges & Risks
9.3 Industry Trends

10 MANUFACTURING COST STRUCTURE ANALYSIS

10.1 Raw Material and Suppliers
10.2 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Lithium
10.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Lithium
10.4 Industry Chain Structure of Lithium

11 MARKETING, DISTRIBUTORS AND CUSTOMER

11.1 Sales Channel
  11.1.1 Direct Channels
  11.1.2 Indirect Channels
11.2 Lithium Distributors
11.3 Lithium Customer

12 WORLD FORECAST REVIEW FOR LITHIUM BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION

12.1 Global Lithium Market Size Forecast by Region
  12.1.1 Global Lithium Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
  12.1.2 Global Lithium Annual Revenue Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.2 Americas Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.3 APAC Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.4 Europe Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.5 Middle East & Africa Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.6 Global Lithium Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
12.7 Global Lithium Forecast by Application (2026-2031)

13 KEY PLAYERS ANALYSIS

13.1 Albemarle
  13.1.1 Albemarle Company Information
  13.1.2 Albemarle Lithium Product Portfolios and Specifications
  13.1.3 Albemarle Lithium Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
  13.1.4 Albemarle Main Business Overview
  13.1.5 Albemarle Latest Developments
13.2 SQM
  13.2.1 SQM Company Information
  13.2.2 SQM Lithium Product Portfolios and Specifications
  13.2.3 SQM Lithium Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
  13.2.4 SQM Main Business Overview
  13.2.5 SQM Latest Developments
13.3 FMC
  13.3.1 FMC Company Information
  13.3.2 FMC Lithium Product Portfolios and Specifications
  13.3.3 FMC Lithium Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
  13.3.4 FMC Main Business Overview
  13.3.5 FMC Latest Developments
13.4 Orocobre
  13.4.1 Orocobre Company Information
  13.4.2 Orocobre Lithium Product Portfolios and Specifications
  13.4.3 Orocobre Lithium Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
  13.4.4 Orocobre Main Business Overview
  13.4.5 Orocobre Latest Developments

14 RESEARCH FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. Lithium Annual Sales CAGR by Geographic Region (2020, 2024 & 2031) & ($ millions)
Table 2. Lithium Annual Sales CAGR by Country/Region (2020, 2024 & 2031) & ($ millions)
Table 3. Major Players of Anhydrous Lithium Hydroxide
Table 4. Major Players of Lithium Niobate
Table 5. Major Players of Lithium Tantalate
Table 6. Global Lithium Sales by Type (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 7. Global Lithium Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
Table 8. Global Lithium Revenue by Type (2020-2025) & ($ million)
Table 9. Global Lithium Revenue Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
Table 10. Global Lithium Sale Price by Type (2020-2025) & (USD/MT)
Table 11. Global Lithium Sale by Application (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 12. Global Lithium Sale Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
Table 13. Global Lithium Revenue by Application (2020-2025) & ($ million)
Table 14. Global Lithium Revenue Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
Table 15. Global Lithium Sale Price by Application (2020-2025) & (USD/MT)
Table 16. Global Lithium Sales by Company (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 17. Global Lithium Sales Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
Table 18. Global Lithium Revenue by Company (2020-2025) & ($ millions)
Table 19. Global Lithium Revenue Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
Table 20. Global Lithium Sale Price by Company (2020-2025) & (USD/MT)
Table 21. Key Manufacturers Lithium Producing Area Distribution and Sales Area
Table 22. Players Lithium Products Offered
Table 23. Lithium Concentration Ratio (CR3, CR5 and CR10) & (2023-2025)
Table 24. New Products and Potential Entrants
Table 25. Market M&A Activity & Strategy
Table 26. Global Lithium Sales by Geographic Region (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 27. Global Lithium Sales Market Share Geographic Region (2020-2025)
Table 28. Global Lithium Revenue by Geographic Region (2020-2025) & ($ millions)
Table 29. Global Lithium Revenue Market Share by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
Table 30. Global Lithium Sales by Country/Region (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 31. Global Lithium Sales Market Share by Country/Region (2020-2025)
Table 32. Global Lithium Revenue by Country/Region (2020-2025) & ($ millions)
Table 33. Global Lithium Revenue Market Share by Country/Region (2020-2025)
Table 34. Americas Lithium Sales by Country (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 35. Americas Lithium Sales Market Share by Country (2020-2025)
Table 36. Americas Lithium Revenue by Country (2020-2025) & ($ millions)
Table 37. Americas Lithium Sales by Type (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 38. Americas Lithium Sales by Application (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 39. APAC Lithium Sales by Region (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 40. APAC Lithium Sales Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
Table 41. APAC Lithium Revenue by Region (2020-2025) & ($ millions)
Table 42. APAC Lithium Sales by Type (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 43. APAC Lithium Sales by Application (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 44. Europe Lithium Sales by Country (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 45. Europe Lithium Revenue by Country (2020-2025) & ($ millions)
Table 46. Europe Lithium Sales by Type (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 47. Europe Lithium Sales by Application (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 48. Middle East & Africa Lithium Sales by Country (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 49. Middle East & Africa Lithium Revenue Market Share by Country (2020-2025)
Table 50. Middle East & Africa Lithium Sales by Type (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 51. Middle East & Africa Lithium Sales by Application (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Table 52. Key Market Drivers & Growth Opportunities of Lithium
Table 53. Key Market Challenges & Risks of Lithium
Table 54. Key Industry Trends of Lithium
Table 55. Lithium Raw Material
Table 56. Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
Table 57. Lithium Distributors List
Table 58. Lithium Customer List
Table 59. Global Lithium Sales Forecast by Region (2026-2031) & (K MT)
Table 60. Global Lithium Revenue Forecast by Region (2026-2031) & ($ millions)
Table 61. Americas Lithium Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031) & (K MT)
Table 62. Americas Lithium Annual Revenue Forecast by Country (2026-2031) & ($ millions)
Table 63. APAC Lithium Sales Forecast by Region (2026-2031) & (K MT)
Table 64. APAC Lithium Annual Revenue Forecast by Region (2026-2031) & ($ millions)
Table 65. Europe Lithium Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031) & (K MT)
Table 66. Europe Lithium Revenue Forecast by Country (2026-2031) & ($ millions)
Table 67. Middle East & Africa Lithium Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031) & (K MT)
Table 68. Middle East & Africa Lithium Revenue Forecast by Country (2026-2031) & ($ millions)
Table 69. Global Lithium Sales Forecast by Type (2026-2031) & (K MT)
Table 70. Global Lithium Revenue Forecast by Type (2026-2031) & ($ millions)
Table 71. Global Lithium Sales Forecast by Application (2026-2031) & (K MT)
Table 72. Global Lithium Revenue Forecast by Application (2026-2031) & ($ millions)
Table 73. Albemarle Basic Information, Lithium Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 74. Albemarle Lithium Product Portfolios and Specifications
Table 75. Albemarle Lithium Sales (K MT), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
Table 76. Albemarle Main Business
Table 77. Albemarle Latest Developments
Table 78. SQM Basic Information, Lithium Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 79. SQM Lithium Product Portfolios and Specifications
Table 80. SQM Lithium Sales (K MT), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
Table 81. SQM Main Business
Table 82. SQM Latest Developments
Table 83. FMC Basic Information, Lithium Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 84. FMC Lithium Product Portfolios and Specifications
Table 85. FMC Lithium Sales (K MT), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
Table 86. FMC Main Business
Table 87. FMC Latest Developments
Table 88. Orocobre Basic Information, Lithium Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 89. Orocobre Lithium Product Portfolios and Specifications
Table 90. Orocobre Lithium Sales (K MT), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
Table 91. Orocobre Main Business
Table 92. Orocobre Latest Developments

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1. Picture of Lithium
Figure 2. Lithium Report Years Considered
Figure 3. Research Objectives
Figure 4. Research Methodology
Figure 5. Research Process and Data Source
Figure 6. Global Lithium Sales Growth Rate 2020-2031 (K MT)
Figure 7. Global Lithium Revenue Growth Rate 2020-2031 ($ millions)
Figure 8. Lithium Sales by Geographic Region (2020, 2024 & 2031) & ($ millions)
Figure 9. Lithium Sales Market Share by Country/Region (2024)
Figure 10. Lithium Sales Market Share by Country/Region (2020, 2024 & 2031)
Figure 11. Product Picture of Anhydrous Lithium Hydroxide
Figure 12. Product Picture of Lithium Niobate
Figure 13. Product Picture of Lithium Tantalate
Figure 14. Global Lithium Sales Market Share by Type in 2025
Figure 15. Global Lithium Revenue Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
Figure 16. Lithium Consumed in Industrial
Figure 17. Global Lithium Market: Industrial (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Figure 18. Lithium Consumed in Manufacturing
Figure 19. Global Lithium Market: Manufacturing (2020-2025) & (K MT)
Figure 20. Global Lithium Sale Market Share by Application (2024)
Figure 21. Global Lithium Revenue Market Share by Application in 2025
Figure 22. Lithium Sales by Company in 2025 (K MT)
Figure 23. Global Lithium Sales Market Share by Company in 2025
Figure 24. Lithium Revenue by Company in 2025 ($ millions)
Figure 25. Global Lithium Revenue Market Share by Company in 2025
Figure 26. Global Lithium Sales Market Share by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
Figure 27. Global Lithium Revenue Market Share by Geographic Region in 2025
Figure 28. Americas Lithium Sales 2020-2025 (K MT)
Figure 29. Americas Lithium Revenue 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 30. APAC Lithium Sales 2020-2025 (K MT)
Figure 31. APAC Lithium Revenue 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 32. Europe Lithium Sales 2020-2025 (K MT)
Figure 33. Europe Lithium Revenue 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 34. Middle East & Africa Lithium Sales 2020-2025 (K MT)
Figure 35. Middle East & Africa Lithium Revenue 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 36. Americas Lithium Sales Market Share by Country in 2025
Figure 37. Americas Lithium Revenue Market Share by Country (2020-2025)
Figure 38. Americas Lithium Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
Figure 39. Americas Lithium Sales Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
Figure 40. United States Lithium Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 41. Canada Lithium Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 42. Mexico Lithium Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 43. Brazil Lithium Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 44. APAC Lithium Sales Market Share by Region in 2025
Figure 45. APAC Lithium Revenue Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
Figure 46. APAC Lithium Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
Figure 47. APAC Lithium Sales Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
Figure 48. China Lithium Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 49. Japan Lithium Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 50. South Korea Lithium Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 51. Southeast Asia Lithium Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 52. India Lithium Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 53. Australia Lithium Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 54. China Taiwan Lithium Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 55. Europe Lithium Sales Market Share by Country in 2025
Figure 56. Europe Lithium Revenue Market Share by Country (2020-2025)
Figure 57. Europe Lithium Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
Figure 58. Europe Lithium Sales Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
Figure 59. Germany Lithium Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 60. France Lithium Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 61. UK Lithium Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 62. Italy Lithium Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 63. Russia Lithium Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 64. Middle East & Africa Lithium Sales Market Share by Country (2020-2025)
Figure 65. Middle East & Africa Lithium Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
Figure 66. Middle East & Africa Lithium Sales Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
Figure 67. Egypt Lithium Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 68. South Africa Lithium Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 69. Israel Lithium Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 70. Turkey Lithium Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 71. GCC Countries Lithium Revenue Growth 2020-2025 ($ millions)
Figure 72. Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Lithium in 2025
Figure 73. Manufacturing Process Analysis of Lithium
Figure 74. Industry Chain Structure of Lithium
Figure 75. Channels of Distribution
Figure 76. Global Lithium Sales Market Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
Figure 77. Global Lithium Revenue Market Share Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
Figure 78. Global Lithium Sales Market Share Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
Figure 79. Global Lithium Revenue Market Share Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
Figure 80. Global Lithium Sales Market Share Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
Figure 81. Global Lithium Revenue Market Share Forecast by Application (2026-2031)