4
Coefficient b:
b y
y x x
1
2
1
2 1 =
-c m
Forecast:
Table 2. Forecast of published articles between 2025 and
2030
Thematic Areas
Forecast of Quantity of Items
Search Source 2025 2030
Lithium economics Google Scolar 2100 3800
Scopus 1650 3000
Taylor&Francis 550 950
IEEE Xplore 230 390
OnePetro 120 200
ScienceDirect 1350 2400
Lithium
technology
Google Scolar 3500 5500
Scopus 2500 4000
Taylor&Francis — —
IEEE Xplore 800 1300
OnePetro — —
ScienceDirect 4500 7000
(Own source)
GLOBAL LITHIUM RESOURCE
POTENTIAL
Latin America possesses almost 60% of global lithium,
concentrated in Bolivia, Argentina and Chile. Demand has
skyrocketed due to the electric vehicle boom, causing prices
to rise 11 times in 2 years. This generates expectations in
the region. However, extracting lithium is complex and
requires investing in R&D to capture greater value from the
battery chain, dominated by Asia. In addition, huge invest-
ments are needed to produce lithium carbonate. Currently,
few countries manage to extract it profitably. Therefore,
although lithium represents an opportunity, a caution and
strategic actions are required to materialize its potential as
an engine for development (Figure 3).
Potencial de Recursos de Litio en el Mundo Anuales
(MRM)
According to studies by MRM (Multiple Regression
Model), the table shows projections for 2025 and 2030.
The model continued to fit reasonably well with an R2 of
0.82 for the projections (Figure 4).
The results of the econometric model estimated to
predict the lithium production percentage of countries
Figure 3. Percentage potential of lithium resources in the world [11]
Coefficient b:
b y
y x x
1
2
1
2 1 =
-c m
Forecast:
Table 2. Forecast of published articles between 2025 and
2030
Thematic Areas
Forecast of Quantity of Items
Search Source 2025 2030
Lithium economics Google Scolar 2100 3800
Scopus 1650 3000
Taylor&Francis 550 950
IEEE Xplore 230 390
OnePetro 120 200
ScienceDirect 1350 2400
Lithium
technology
Google Scolar 3500 5500
Scopus 2500 4000
Taylor&Francis — —
IEEE Xplore 800 1300
OnePetro — —
ScienceDirect 4500 7000
(Own source)
GLOBAL LITHIUM RESOURCE
POTENTIAL
Latin America possesses almost 60% of global lithium,
concentrated in Bolivia, Argentina and Chile. Demand has
skyrocketed due to the electric vehicle boom, causing prices
to rise 11 times in 2 years. This generates expectations in
the region. However, extracting lithium is complex and
requires investing in R&D to capture greater value from the
battery chain, dominated by Asia. In addition, huge invest-
ments are needed to produce lithium carbonate. Currently,
few countries manage to extract it profitably. Therefore,
although lithium represents an opportunity, a caution and
strategic actions are required to materialize its potential as
an engine for development (Figure 3).
Potencial de Recursos de Litio en el Mundo Anuales
(MRM)
According to studies by MRM (Multiple Regression
Model), the table shows projections for 2025 and 2030.
The model continued to fit reasonably well with an R2 of
0.82 for the projections (Figure 4).
The results of the econometric model estimated to
predict the lithium production percentage of countries
Figure 3. Percentage potential of lithium resources in the world [11]