Country rankings
Nickel Reserves by Country
Indonesia has the highest Nickel Reserves in 2024 (55M t), followed by Australia (24M t) and Brazil (16M t). United States has the lowest (310K t).
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9 of 235 countries
Nickel Reserves, 2024
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All 9 ranked
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Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
7.1M t
Middle half 4.4M t – 16M t
Average
13.6M t
9 countries
Highest
55M t
Indonesia
Lowest
310K t
United States
Over time · 2022–2024
The top 5 in 2024, against the median.
- Median of all countries
- Indonesia
- Australia
- Brazil
- Russia
- New Caledonia
Data
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9 countries · # = rank by Nickel Reserves
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Indonesia | 55M t |
| 2 |  Australia | 24M t |
| 3 |  Brazil | 16M t |
| 4 |  Russia | 8.3M t |
| 5 |  New Caledonia | 7.1M t |
| 6 |  Philippines | 4.8M t |
| 7 |  China | 4.4M t |
| 8 |  Canada | 2.2M t |
| 9 |  United States | 310K t |
What correlates with Nickel Reserves (2024)?
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Nickel Reserves?
- Indonesia has the highest Nickel Reserves in 2024, at 55M t, followed by Australia (24M t) and Brazil (16M t).
- Which country has the lowest Nickel Reserves?
- United States has the lowest Nickel Reserves in 2024, at 310K t.
- What is the median Nickel Reserves across countries?
- The median is 7.1M t across the 9 countries with data in 2024.
- Where does this nickel reserves by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Nickel - Mineral Commodity Summaries 2025, U.S. Geological Survey; Nickel - Mineral Commodity Summaries 2024, U.S. Geological Survey; Nickel - Mineral Commodity Summaries 2023, U.S. Geological Survey.