Here we are coming with a brand new article about another essential mineral after gold, zinc, rare earth metals, and tungsten; let’s check out the list of the top 9 countries that produce the most nickel in the world based on Insider Monkey’s latest article, as usual. Nickel producing is one of the most important part of an industry whose total value is over $20 billion, and the countries on this list are the biggest players on the market.
Nickel is among the most important metals, and it has a really long history, as it was already used in 200 BC. It’s not only important but a very popular metal as well, since it’s anti corrosive, even at high temperatures. Its main uses are stainless steel, nonferrous alloys, alloy steel, electroplating, etc. The larger a country is, the greater chances it has in order to find large reserves inland.
The United States is among the largest nickel producing countries in the world, altho nickel production isn’t the highest here, due to limited reserves, therefore America imports nickel from several foreign countries, such as Canada, Australia, Norway, Finland. NIckel was the main composition of a penny, but as its price is increasing year by year, the penny is made of zinc now.
And now, let’s see the numbers of the top 9 countries that produce the most nickel in the world!
9. Cuba
Production of nickel in 2018 (in metric tons): 51,000
Production of nickel in 2019 (in metric tons): 51,000
8. Brazil
Production of nickel in 2018 (in metric tons): 74,400
Production of nickel in 2019 (in metric tons): 67,000
7. China
Production of nickel in 2018 (in metric tons): 110,000
Production of nickel in 2019 (in metric tons): 110,00
6. Australia
Production of nickel in 2018 (in metric tons): 170,000
Production of nickel in 2019 (in metric tons): 180,000
5. Canada
Production of nickel in 2018 (in metric tons): 176,000
Production of nickel in 2019 (in metric tons): 180,000
4. New Caledonia
Production of nickel in 2018 (in metric tons): 216,000
Production of nickel in 2019 (in metric tons): 220,000
3. Russia
Production of nickel in 2018 (in metric tons): 272,000
Production of nickel in 2019 (in metric tons): 270,000
2. Philippines
Production of nickel in 2018 (in metric tons): 345,000
Production of nickel in 2019 (in metric tons): 420,000
1. Indonesia
Production of nickel in 2018 (in metric tons): 606,000
Production of nickel in 2019 (in metric tons): 800,000
Indonesia is on the first spot on the list of the top 9 countries that produce the most nickel in the world. This is country that has the largest reserves in the world, too.
