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Forecast of nickel consumption worldwide 2015-2020

Forecast of global nickel consumption from 2015 to 2020 (in thousand metric tons)

The data displays a forecast of the volume of nickel consumption globally from 2015 to 2020. By 2020, it is predicted that nickel consumption will reach nearly 2.4 million metric tons worldwide. Nickel is most commonly used for making steels, nonferrous alloys, and electroplating. It is also common in both industrial and commercial products.

2015 1963
2016 2050
2017 2117
2018 2199
2019 2288
2020 2376