Abstract: China’s lithium mine resources are abundant, mainly for the salt lake brine type and mineral type of lithium deposits.In 2017, China’s consumption of lithium carbonate reached 124 700 tons, accounting for 52.48% of global consumption, and has become the largest consumer of lithium carbonate in the world.This paper uses the departmental consumption method to forecast the demand of five major lithium-based industries in China lithium battery industry, glass industry, ceramic industry, grease industry and air treatment industry according to the amount of lithium used in the industry, the other lithium industry are also briefly predicted.The growth of the geometrical level, the glass industry and the ceramic industry will grow steadily, and other industries will maintain the slow growth trend.It is concluded that the demand for future lithium resources in China will be 190 000 tons in 2020, 310 000 tons in 2025, and 500 000 tons in 2030.For this severe consumption pattern, the future research and development of lithium resources in China, the research of technical means and the direction of strategic layout are put forward, and the solutions to increase the intensity of exploration, increase investment in scientific research and rational layout of global strategy are given.