According to GlobalData, South Africa is the world’s thirteenth-largest producer of nickel in 2023, with output down by 0.53% on 2022. Over the five years to 2022, production from South Africa decreased by a CAGR of 13.31% and is expected to rise by a CAGR of 11% between 2023 and 2027. GlobalData uses proprietary data and analytics to provide a complete picture of this market in its Global Nickel Mining to 2030 report. Buy the report here.

South Africa accounts for 0.73% of global production, with the largest producers being Indonesia, the Philippines, Russia and New Caledonia.

Leading producers of nickel in South Africa are Impala Platinum and MMC Norilsk Nickel. During 2020-2021, Impala Platinum's output was up by 5%, MMC Norilsk Nickel's output increased by 13%.

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