Trying to figure the future

A breakfast of chicken chilaquiles (red chile from Hatch NM), fried pinto beans, and OE eggs,....and pondering:

The World Leaders In Lithium Production
Australia.
Chile. ...
China. ...
Argentina. ...
Zimbabwe. ...
Portugal. Portugal produces the sixth most lithium at 570 metric tons as per 2014 reports. ...
Brazil. Brazil produced the seventh most lithium in the world at 400 metric tons in 2014. ...