
H. Yoo
Research expert covering South Korea
Batteries are gaining traction in the clean electrification pathway to decarbonization. Their global manufacturing capacity was forecast to grow from two to seven terawatt-hours from 2023 to 2030, with China expected to account for 60 percent of the total by 2030. Lithium-ion chemistry is the most widespread in rechargeable battery cells, including nickel-manganese-cobalt-oxide (NMC), nickel-cobalt-aluminum-oxide (NCA), lithium-cobalt-oxide (LCO), and lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP). Lithium-ion batteries are popular because of their performance characteristics. Among those characteristics, the high-energy density properties are particularly coveted.

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Scarcity of battery raw materials worldwide 2025

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Battery storage capacity additions worldwide 2024, by end-use sector

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Battery capacity worldwide 2023-2030, by leading country

Global average levelized cost of electricity by technology 2024
Average levelized cost of electricity benchmarks worldwide in 2024, by selected technologies (in U.S. dollars per megawatt-hour)

Share of clean energy technologies manufacturing 2023, by region
Distribution of clean energy technology manufacturing as of 2023, by region

Battery capacity worldwide 2023-2030, by leading country
Battery manufacturing capacity worldwide in 2023, with a forecast for 2027 and 2030, by leading country (in gigawatt-hours)

Battery storage capacity additions worldwide 2024, by end-use sector
Battery storage capacity additions worldwide in 2024, by application (in gigawatts)

Energy density of battery energy systems worldwide 2023, by device
Volumetric energy density of battery energy systems worldwide in 2023, by technology (in watt-hours per liter)

Specific energy of battery energy systems worldwide 2023, by device
Gravimetric energy density of battery energy systems worldwide in 2023, by technology (in watt-hours per kilogram)

Round trip efficiency of battery energy systems worldwide 2023, by device
Round trip efficiency of battery energy systems worldwide in 2023, by technology (in percentage)

Life duration of battery energy systems worldwide 2023, by device
Service life of battery energy systems worldwide in 2023, by technology (in years)

Performance characteristics of batteries worldwide 2023, by chemistry
Time to full charge and operating temperature range of batteries worldwide as of 2023, by chemistry (in different units)

Energy cost of battery energy systems worldwide 2023, by device
Energy cost of battery energy systems worldwide in 2023, by technology (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour)

Key figures of sodium-ion and lithium-ion batteries 2026
Comparison of sodium-ion and lithium-ion batteries performance in 2026

Investments needed for battery demand worldwide 2030-2040
Capital expenditure required to meet future battery demand worldwide in 2030 and 2040 (in billion U.S. dollars)

Breakdown of battery storage sales globally 2023, by leader
Distribution of sales of battery storage technologies worldwide in 2023, by major actor

Projected battery energy storage systems' market size worldwide 2023-2030
Market size of battery energy storage systems (BESS) worldwide in 2023, with a forecast until 2030 (in billion U.S. dollars)

Forecast investment in battery energy storage systems globally 2022-2030
Investment in battery energy storage systems (BESS) worldwide in 2022, with an outlook for 2030 (in billion U.S. dollars)

Battery power storage capacity worldwide 2030, by segment
Cumulative capacity of battery energy storage systems worldwide in 2030, by segment (in gigawatt-hours)

Global new battery energy storage system additions 2020-2030
Battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity additions worldwide from 2020 to 2023, with forecasts to 2030 (in gigawatt-hours)

Forecast utility-scale battery storage capacity additions worldwide 2030, by country
Projected capacity additions to utility-scale battery storage systems worldwide in 2030, by leading country (in gigawatts)

Breakdown of global battery energy storage systems market 2021-2024, by technology
Market share of battery energy storage systems worldwide in 2021 and 2024, by technology

Cost of utility-scale stationary batteries worldwide 2024-2050, by scenario
Cost of utility-scale stationary batteries worldwide in 2024, with projections for 2030 and 2050, by scenario (in 2024 U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour)

Global stand-alone utility-scale battery storage LCOE 2022-2050
Levelized cost of electricity of stand-alone utility-scale battery storage systems worldwide in 2022, with a forecast for 2030 and 2050 (in U.S. dollars per megawatt-hour)

Largest EV battery manufacturers worldwide 2024, by capacity
Production capacity of electric vehicle battery manufacturing leaders worldwide in 2024 (in megawatt-hours)

EV battery chemistry improvement rates worldwide 2023, by technology
Year-over-year percentage improvement of electric vehicles' battery chemistry technologies worldwide in 2023

Breakdown of global EV battery chemistry 2023-2030
Distribution of electric vehicle batteries worldwide in 2023 with a forecast for 2030, by chemistry

Global EV battery pack prices 2023-2030, by component
Average price of electric vehicle battery pack worldwide in 2023 with projections for 2030, by component (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour)

Capacity of largest battery gigafactories worldwide 2023
Leading battery gigafactories worldwide as of 2023, by capacity (in different units)

Global production volume of battery minerals 2024
Production volume of battery minerals worldwide in 2024 (in 1,000 metric tons)

Global reserves of battery minerals 2025, by type
Reserves of battery minerals worldwide in 2025, by type (in million metric tons)

World lithium reserves 2025, by country
Reserves of lithium worldwide as of 2025, by country (in 1,000 metric tons)

Global cobalt reserves 2025, by country
Leading countries based on reserves of cobalt worldwide in 2025 (in metric tons)

Breakdown of mineral content of lithium-ion batteries worldwide 2023
Distribution of mineral content of lithium-ion batteries worldwide in 2023

Global critical minerals production share 2024, by majority producing country
Production share of critical minerals worldwide as of 2024, by majority producing country

Base metals prices 2025, by commodity
Price of base metals in 2025, by commodity (in U.S. cents per pound)
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