Steel Production by Country
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Table of Crude Steel Production by Country:
Total production of crude steel (000 mt - million tons)
| Country | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 1.878.763 | 1.883.323 | 1.962.510 | 1.889.295 | 1.897.920 | 1.882.594 |
| China | 995.419 | 1.064.767 | 1.035.243 | 1.017.959 | 1.022.472 | 1.005.090 |
| India | 111.351 | 100.256 | 118.201 | 125.377 | 140.761 | 149.587 |
| Japan | 99.284 | 83.186 | 96.336 | 89.227 | 87.001 | 84.009 |
| United States | 87.761 | 72.732 | 85.791 | 80.535 | 81.392 | 79.452 |
| Russia | 71.729 | 71.621 | 77.020 | 71.469 | 76.029 | 70.690 |
| South Korea | 71.412 | 67.079 | 70.418 | 65.846 | 66.683 | 63.531 |
| Germany | 39.627 | 35.680 | 40.241 | 36.860 | 35.395 | 37.234 |
| Türkiye | 33.743 | 35.810 | 40.360 | 35.134 | 33.714 | 36.893 |
| Brazil | 32.569 | 31.415 | 36.071 | 34.089 | 32.030 | 33.741 |
| Iran | 25.609 | 28.990 | 28.320 | 30.593 | 30.698 | 30.952 |
| Viet Nam | 17.469 | 19.900 | 23.019 | 20.004 | 19.215 | 22.070 |
| Italy | 23.190 | 20.379 | 24.413 | 21.598 | 21.056 | 20.009 |
| Taiwan, China | 21.954 | 20.959 | 23.233 | 20.801 | 19.149 | 19.100 |
| Indonesia | 8.565 | 12.871 | 14.835 | 15.568 | 16.846 | 17.000 |
| Mexico | 18.387 | 16.803 | 18.454 | 18.386 | 16.423 | 13.720 |
| Canada | 12.897 | 10.986 | 12.976 | 12.098 | 12.168 | 12.180 |
| Spain | 13.588 | 10.998 | 14.205 | 11.573 | 11.445 | 11.822 |
| France | 14.450 | 11.596 | 13.947 | 12.119 | 9.996 | 10.755 |
| Egypt | 7.257 | 8.229 | 10.294 | 9.819 | 10.354 | 10.731 |
Note: This table is based on the latest data on global crude steel production. It illustrates the share of each country in the global steel market.
Steel Production Quantity by Continent
ASIA:
Total crude steel production quantity: 1.391.320 million tons
- China: 1.005.090 million tons
- India: 149.587 million tons
- Japan: 84.009 million tons
EUROPE
Total crude steel production quantity: 255.175 million tons
- Russia: 70.690 million tons
- Germany: 37.234 million tons
- Turkey: 36.893 million tons
NORTH AMERICA
Total crude steel production quantity: 105.857 million tons
- USA: 79.452 million tons
- Mexico: 13.720 million tons
- Canada: 12.180 million tons
SOUTH AMERICA
Total crude steel production quantity: 41.869 million tons
- Brazil: 33.741 million tons
- Argentina: 3.863 million tons
- Chile: 835 million tons
AFRICA
Total crude steel production quantity: 26.425 million tons
- Egypt: 10.731 million tons
- Algeria: 4.520 million tons
- Nigeria: 1.200 million tons
MIDDLE EAST
Total crude steel production quantity: 54.432 million tons
- Iran: 30.952 million tons
- Saudi Arabia: 9.606 million tons
- UAE: 3.721 million tons
OCEANIA
Total crude steel production quantity: 5.377 million tons
- Australia: 4.811 million tons
- New Zealand: 0.55 million tons
- (Other small producers, e.g., Fiji, not listed)
Steel Production Details by Country
Note: Figures are updated based on latest annual data, therefore might be different from the data on production statistics page.