According to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), Indonesia exported 1.26 million tons of nickel throughout 2023.
Of that total export volume, approximately 1.12 million tons, or nearly 89%, were shipped to China.
Other countries in the top 10 destinations for Indonesian nickel exports in 2023 were Japan, Norway, the Netherlands, South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, India, Singapore, and Brazil.
However, export volumes to these countries were very small, as shown in the graph.
Here is a breakdown of the proportion of Indonesian nickel exports by destination country in 2023:
* China: 88.7%
* Japan: 7.4%
* Norway: 2.5%
* Netherlands: 1.1%
* South Korea: 0.22%
* Taiwan: 0.016%
* Malaysia: 0.015%
* India: 0.012%
* Singapore: 0.011%
* Brazil: 0.0002%
* Other countries: 0.00003%