The 71 countries included in this table accounted for about 98% of total global steel production in 2023.
Regions and countries covered in the table:
- Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Africa, Tunisia
- Asia and Oceania: Australia, China, India, Japan, Mongolia, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Korea, Taiwan (China), Thailand, Vietnam
- European Union (27): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
- Europe, Other: Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Türkiye, United Kingdom
- Middle East: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
- North America: Canada, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, USA.
- Russia and other CIS countries + Ukraine: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine
- South America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
10 largest steel-producing countries
China produced 78.4 million tons in November 2024, up 2.5% from November 2023. India produced 12.4 million tonnes, up 4.5%. Japan produced 6.9 million tons, down 3.1%. The US produced 6.4 million tons, down 2.8%. Russia is estimated to have produced 5.5 million tonnes, down 9.2%. South Korea produced 5.2 million tons, down 3.6%. Germany produced 2.9 million tons, up 8.6%. Türkiye produced 3.0 million tons, up 0.7%. Brazil produced 2.8 million tons, up 1.9%. Iran produced 3.1 million tons, up 0.1%.
Table 2. Ten largest steel-producing countries
e – evaluation. The ranking of the 10 largest producing countries is based on annual total
