Wahi a kahi hōʻike mai ka International Nickel Study Group (INSG), ua piʻi ka hoʻohana nickel honua ma 16.2% i ka makahiki i hala, i hoʻonui ʻia e ka ʻoihana kila kila a me ka ʻoihana pākaukau wikiwiki. Eia nō naʻe, he 168,000 tons ka hapa nui o ka lako nikela, ʻo ka hapa nui loa o ka hoʻolako-koi i loko o ka liʻiliʻi he ʻumi makahiki.

Ua manaʻo ʻo INSG e piʻi hou ka hoʻohana ʻana i kēia makahiki he 8.6%, ʻoi aku ma mua o 3 miliona tons no ka manawa mua ma ka mōʻaukala.

Me ka hoʻonui ʻia o ka hiki ma Indonesia, ua manaʻo ʻia ka ulu ʻana o ka nickel honua e 18.2%. He koena ma kahi o 67,000 tons i kēia makahiki, ʻoiai ʻaʻole maopopo inā pili ka hoʻolako ʻana i nā kumukūʻai nickel.