Nickel (mine) production rose 3.15% to 56,689 tonnes in South Africa in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, nickel (mine) production in South Africa reached an all time high of 56,689 tonnes in 2015 and an all time low of 11,557 tonnes in 1970.
South Africa has been ranked 8th within the group of 26 countries we follow in terms of nickel (mine) production, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| 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 |
| Angola | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Botswana | tonnes | 29,616 | 24,931 | 15,675 | 17,948 | 22,848 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Mozambique | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Namibia | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| South Africa | tonnes | 34,610 | 39,960 | 43,321 | 45,945 | 51,208 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Zambia | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,500 | 2,809 | 2,869 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Zimbabwe | tonnes | 4,858 | 6,133 | 7,992 | 7,899 | 12,962 |
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