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Which Country Produces the Most Mine Nickel?

Nickel (Mine) Production (tonnes), 2015 or latest

Metals & Mining | February 22, 2018

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Based on a comparison of 28 countries in 2015, Philippines ranked the highest in nickel (mine) production with 416,019 tonnes followed by Russia and Canada. On the other end of the scale was Morocco with 160 tonnes, Norway with 300 tonnes and Poland with 840 tonnes.

Data for more countries are available at Nickel (Mine) Production indicator page.

Nickel (Mine) Production	Unit	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Australia	tonnes															165,800	168,500	215,014	243,597	280,584
Brazil	tonnes															36,200	54,100	74,600	89,600	77,400
Canada	tonnes															135,037	160,063	219,025	211,701	227,743
China	tonnes															84,800	79,800	89,800	93,300	93,151
Colombia	tonnes															51,802	49,433	37,800	51,595	49,369
Cuba	tonnes															65,000	65,400	68,600	64,600	55,600
Greece	tonnes															9,600	16,100	21,700	21,600	19,100
Guatemala	tonnes	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	2,400	10,200
Indonesia	tonnes															192,900	305,200	552,400	750,000	839,300
Madagascar	tonnes	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	5,695	25,148
Papua New Guinea	tonnes	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	4,758	12,918
Philippines	tonnes															137,350	184,330	319,354	317,621	315,633
Russia	tonnes															261,900	270,000	270,000	268,700	264,000
South Africa	tonnes															34,610	39,960	43,321	45,945	51,208
USA	tonnes			...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...