Nickel Production by Country

Nickel production by country measures how much nickel each country mines, expressed in tonnes. The figures refer to mine production in terms of nickel content, in line with the underlying sources. The statistics combine an Our World in Data series for the earlier years (2020-2024), built from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries and the BGS World Mineral Statistics, with 2024 and 2025 estimates taken directly from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026. The table covers 9 countries, all with individual 2025 estimates from the source, which produced a combined 3,595,000 tonnes in 2025; together with the "Other countries" value of 290,000 tonnes, this totals 3,885,000 tonnes, slightly below the reported World total of 3,900,000 tonnes in the source.

Largest Nickel-Producing Countries in 2025

Indonesia produced the most nickel in 2025 with 2,600,000 tonnes. The Philippines ranked second with 270,000, followed by Russia (200,000), Canada (140,000), New Caledonia (140,000), China (120,000), Brazil (70,000), Australia (45,000), and the United States (10,000).

Nickel Production by Country

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#	Country	Latest Data (tonnes)	Year
1	Indonesia ID	2,600,000	2025
2	Philippines PH	270,000	2025
3	Russia RU	200,000	2025
4	Canada CA	140,000	2025
5	New Caledonia NC	140,000	2025
6	China CN	120,000	2025
7	Brazil BR	70,000	2025
8	Australia AU	45,000	2025
9	United States US	10,000	2025

Indonesia alone accounted for about 67 percent of the World total in 2025, and Indonesia and the Philippines together for about 74 percent; the top three countries accounted for about 79 percent. Indonesia's output was about 9.6 times that of the second-largest producer. Six countries produced at least 100,000 tonnes in 2025.

Nickel Production Around the World

In Asia, Indonesia (2,600,000) leads by a wide margin, ahead of the Philippines (270,000) and China (120,000). In Oceania, New Caledonia (140,000) leads, ahead of Australia (45,000).

In Europe, Russia (200,000) is the largest producer. In North America, Canada (140,000) leads, ahead of the United States (10,000). In South America, Brazil (70,000) is the only listed producer.

Largest Changes in Nickel Production, 2024-2025

Indonesia recorded the largest increase, rising from 2,310,000 tonnes in 2024 to 2,600,000 in 2025 (up 290,000, about 13 percent). New Caledonia rose from 116,000 to 140,000 (up 24,000, about 21 percent), Canada from 125,000 to 140,000 (up 15,000, about 12 percent), China by 5,000, the United States by 2,510 (about 34 percent), and Brazil by 2,500.

Australia recorded the largest decline, falling from 98,000 to 45,000 tonnes (down 53,000, about 54 percent). The Philippines fell from 354,000 to 270,000 (down 84,000, about 24 percent), and Russia by 5,000.

The World total rose from 3,710,000 to 3,900,000 tonnes (up 190,000, about 5.1 percent). Indonesia's increase alone, 290,000 tonnes, exceeded the World increase, with the gains at New Caledonia and Canada also contributing; the declines at the Philippines and Australia moderated the net change.

The 2024 figures in this release are revised from earlier values, most notably Canada (revised down from 190,000 to 125,000 tonnes), Australia (down from 110,000 to 98,000), Indonesia (up from 2,200,000 to 2,310,000), the Philippines (up from 330,000 to 354,000), and New Caledonia (up from 110,000 to 116,000).

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#	Country	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
1	Indonesia	771,000	1,040,000	1,580,000	2,030,000	2,310,000	2,600,000
2	Philippines	334,000	387,000	345,000	413,000	354,000	270,000
3	Russia	283,000	205,000	222,000	210,000	205,000	200,000
4	New Caledonia	200,000	186,000	200,000	231,000	116,000	140,000
5	Australia	169,000	151,000	155,000	149,000	98,000	45,000
6	Canada	167,000	134,000	143,000	159,000	125,000	140,000
7	China	120,000	109,000	114,000	117,000	115,000	120,000
8	Brazil	77,100	76,000	88,500	82,700	67,500	70,000
9	United States	16,700	18,400	17,500	16,400	7,490	10,000

Methodology

The earlier figures come from Our World in Data, which compiles national nickel production figures from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, the USGS Historical Statistics for Mineral and Material Commodities, and the BGS World Mineral Statistics, with major processing by Our World in Data; USGS data is prioritized, with BGS data used to supplement it. The earlier series covers 2020-2024. The 2024 and 2025 figures are estimates from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, where all 9 countries in the table are reported individually. Values refer to mine production of nickel content, in tonnes, and 2025 figures are preliminary estimates from the source. The sum of individually reported country estimates does not equal the reported World total because the source applies rounding and other adjustments at the country and World levels. In the table, a zero reflects no production, while an empty cell means that no value was reported.