Argentina
Every USGS world production table for 2025 that names Argentina: its share of each world total, its rank and its reserves.
Argentina’s share of each world total, 2025
Argentina’s largest world share was in lithium: 7.9% in 2025. Its lithium output rose 67% from 2024 to 2025. It supplied 43% of U.S. imports of lithium in 2021–24. Its best position was fourth of 14 listed producers of diatomite.
Production listings
ranks among countries with published figures
| Commodity | Measure | 2025 | Unit | Rank | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boron | Production, all forms, crude ore | 170 | thousand metric tons | – | +6.2% |
| Diatomite | Mine production | 190 | thousand metric tons | 4th of 14 | +2.7% |
| Industrial sand and gravel | Mine production | 4,500 | thousand metric tons | 16th of 20 | +4.7% |
| Lithium | Mine production | 23,000 | metric tons, lithium content | 5th of 9 | +67% |
| Perlite | Mine production | 30 | thousand metric tons | 9th of 14 | −6.2% |
| Silver | Mine production | 800 | metric tons, silver content | 10th of 14 | +3.4% |
| Strontium | Mine production | 700 | metric tons, strontium content | 5th of 5 | 0% |
Reserves
2 reserve figures published for Argentina
| Commodity | Measure | Reserves | Unit | Rank | World share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lithium | Reserves | 4,400,000 | metric tons | 4th of 10 | 12% |
| Silver | Reserves | 6,500 | metric tons | 11th of 12 | 1.1% |
Supplier to the United States
share of U.S. imports, 2021–24
Similar producer profiles
most shared commodities, relative to both lists
- China7 commodities in common
- United States6 commodities in common
- Mexico5 commodities in common
- Turkey4 commodities in common
Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, world production and reserves tables. How ranks and shares are worked out.