# Nickel (mined) by nation — world ranking

Nickel (mined) ranked across 9 producing nations, highest to lowest. Indonesia highest at 2.6 Mt (2025). Each figure carries its publisher and…

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Updated: 2026-08-10 (the resources domain's last refresh)

Definition: Nickel mined, by metal content. The latest year is a USGS estimate.
Unit: tonnes. Ordered highest to lowest — a ranking of figures, not a grading of nations. Ties share a rank.

Note: the USGS names only the producers it lists; a nation absent here is not recorded as producing none — any output elsewhere sits inside the published world total. Shares of world production, with the "Rest of world" remainder: https://terralore.co/commodities/nickel.md

## Ranking (9 producers listed)

| Rank | Nation | Value | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 2.6 Mt | 2025 |
| 2 | Philippines | 270 kt | 2025 |
| 3 | Russia | 200 kt | 2025 |
| 4 | Canada | 140 kt | 2025 |
| 4 | New Caledonia | 140 kt | 2025 |
| 6 | China | 120 kt | 2025 |
| 7 | Brazil | 70.0 kt | 2025 |
| 8 | Australia | 45.0 kt | 2025 |
| 9 | United States | 10.0 kt | 2025 |

## Sources

- Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 — U.S. Geological Survey · Public domain (U.S. Government work) · accessed 2026-08-10 · https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-center

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