Kyrgyzstan

Afghanistan

Central Asia

China

East Asia

Russia

Eurasia

Austria

Czechia

France

Portugal

Europe

French Guiana (France)

Chile

Argentina

Bolivia

Ecuador

Suriname

Brazil

Latin America

Canada

United States

Mexico

North America

India

South Asia

Mozambique

South Africa

Zimbabwe

Democratic Republic of Congo

Mali

Sub-Saharan Africa

A map shows global lithium mines marked by green circles. High concentrations are found in the United States and South America. Moderate (5 to 6 mines) are found in Africa, Asia, and Europe, with fewer in Australia.

Locations of lithium mines worldwide

Lithium Mines

World

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Papua New Guinea

Australia & Oceania

Cuba

Caribbean

South Korea

Nepal

Hong Kong S.A.R. (China)

Japan

Macau S.A.R. (China)

North Korea

Latvia

Moldova

Norway

Poland

Romania

Belgium

Germany

Finland

United Kingdom

Iceland

Netherlands

Sweden

Bulgaria

Spain

Estonia

Lithuania

Denmark

Ireland

Italy

Ukraine

Paraguay

El Salvador

Uruguay

Belize

Colombia

Costa Rica

Guatemala

Guyana

Honduras

Nicaragua

Venezuela

Mauritania

None

Bangladesh

Sri Lanka

Pakistan

Thailand

Indonesia

Cambodia

Malaysia

Vietnam

Myanmar

Southeast Asia

Oman

Qatar

Tunisia

Kuwait

United Arab Emirates

Egypt

Iraq

Israel

Palestine

Saudi Arabia

Iran

Libya

Yemen

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Malawi

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Togo

Gabon

Benin

Republic of the Congo

Ghana

Gambia

Ethiopia

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Kenya

Madagascar

Nigeria

Eritrea

Somalia

A map highlights areas around the world that are vulnerable to a sea-level rise of 70 meters, marked in blue.

Areas vulnerable to a 70-meter rise in sea level, given worst-case scenario conditions

Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability (70 m)

In North America, vulnerable regions include the eastern seaboard of the United States, the Gulf Coast, parts of the West Coast, and the coastal areas of Canada, including the Arctic regions. Central America shows vulnerability along its entire coastline, particularly in Mexico, Belize, and the eastern coasts of Nicaragua and Panama. In South America, the vulnerable areas are mainly along the eastern coast, including parts of Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina, as well as the western coastlines of Colombia and Ecuador. Europe sees extensive vulnerability along the Atlantic coasts, the North Sea, and the Baltic Sea, including the British Isles, the coastlines of France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, and the Baltic states, as well as parts of the Mediterranean coastline, including Italy and Greece. In Africa, vulnerable areas are identified along the Mediterranean coast in the north, the west coast from Mauritania to Nigeria, parts of the east coast in Somalia and Tanzania, and the southern tip around South Africa. Asia shows significant vulnerability in low-lying coastal areas, including the Arabian Peninsula, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia (notably Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia), and East Asia, particularly eastern China and Japan. In Australia, the vulnerable areas include the northern coast, the eastern seaboard, and parts of the southern and western coasts. Oceania has numerous vulnerable areas, especially in the low-lying islands and coastal regions of countries like Papua New Guinea and New Zealand. Antarctica is marked with some coastal vulnerability, highlighting the global impact of potential sea-level rise on diverse geographic regions.

Display by:	Lithium Mines	Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability (70 m)
	Lithium Mines	Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability (70 m)
	3
		15.4%
		52.7%
	3	6.19%
	2	2.69%
	1.25	11.4%
	7.428571428571429	11.3%
		10.3%
	68.66666666666667	3.28%
	1	8.92%
		7.50%
		6.09%
	1.6	7.84%