In 2023, approximately 25 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 2023
(as a percentage of apparent consumption)
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US Geological Survey. (January 31, 2024). Net import reliance on lithium in the United States from 2017 to 2023 (as a percentage of apparent consumption) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1294043/us-net-import-reliance-on-lithium/
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