Nickel
World mine production and reserves, 2024–2025
Share of world mine production, 2025 · world total 3.9 million metric tons
- Indonesia 67%
- Philippines 6.9%
- Russia 5.1%
- Canada 3.6%
- New Caledonia 3.6%
- China 3.1%
- Brazil 1.8%
- Australia 1.2%
- All other countries 8.1%
Indonesia accounted for 67% of world mine production of nickel in 2025 (2.6 million metric tons of 3.9 million metric tons). Among the main producers, Australia changed most: −54% on 2024. World output rose 5.1% from 2024 to 2025. The three largest producers, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Russia, together supplied 79%.
Producer log
9 countries listed separately
| Country | Mine production 2024 | Mine production 2025 | Share of world 2025 | Change on 2024 | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 2,310,000 | 2,600,000 | 67% | +13% | 62,000,000 |
| Philippines | 354,000 | 270,000 | 6.9% | −24% | 4,800,000 |
| Russia | 205,000 | 200,000 | 5.1% | −2.4% | 8,300,000 |
| Canada | 125,000 | 140,000 | 3.6% | +12% | 2,200,000 |
| New Caledonia | 116,000 | 140,000 | 3.6% | +21% | 7,100,000 |
| China | 115,000 | 120,000 | 3.1% | +4.3% | 4,400,000 |
| Brazil | 67,500 | 70,000 | 1.8% | +3.7% | 16,000,000 |
| Australia | 98,000 | 45,000 | 1.2% | −54% | 25,000,000 |
| United States | 7,490 | 10,000 | 0.3% | +34% | 340,000 |
| Other countries | 308,000 | 290,000 | 7.4% | more than 9,100,000 | |
| World total | 3,710,000 | 3,900,000 | 100% | +5.1% | more than 140,000,000 |
United States
supply, trade and import sources
41%
Net import reliance in 2025, as a percentage of total apparent consumption.
202138
202243
202341
202443
202541
Import sources of primary nickel, 2021–24
- Canada 44%
- Norway 11%
- Australia 8%
- Brazil 7%
- Other countries 30%
Uses named for it in the 2025 critical minerals list: batteries and metallurgy.
| Item | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production: Mine | 18,400 | 17,500 | 16,400 | 7,490 | 10,000 |
| Production: Refinery, byproduct | W | W | W | W | W |
| Imports: Ores and concentrates | 18 | under ½ | 4 | 12 | 20 |
| Imports: Primary | 108,000 | 127,000 | 112,000 | 105,000 | 100,000 |
| Imports: Secondary | 34,400 | 37,300 | 39,600 | 40,000 | 45,000 |
| Exports: Ores and concentrates | 14,900 | 15,200 | 9,100 | 5,630 | 11,000 |
| Exports: Primary | 11,600 | 11,100 | 12,200 | 15,900 | 9,800 |
| Exports: Secondary | 29,200 | 44,400 | 57,200 | 46,900 | 35,200 |
| Consumption: Reported, primary | 92,100 | 96,700 | 107,000 | 114,000 | 120,000 |
| Consumption: Reported, secondary, purchased scrap | 156,000 | 153,000 | 140,000 | 121,000 | 130,000 |
| Consumption: Apparent, primary | 97,500 | 117,000 | 98,500 | 90,300 | 90,000 |
| Consumption: Apparent, total | 254,000 | 270,000 | 238,000 | 211,000 | 220,000 |
| Stocks, yearend: Consumer | 25,100 | 23,200 | 25,700 | 25,500 | 25,000 |
| Stocks, yearend: LME U.S. warehouses | 1,296 | 6 | 1,506 | 258 | 110 |
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Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, Nickel chapter (PDF page 140). How to read these figures.