List of countries by iron ore production
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500,000+
100,000–500,000
10,000–99,999
1,000–9,999
0–999
This is a list of countries by iron ore production based on U.S. Geological Survey data.[a]
List
Rank | Country | Usable iron ore production (1000 tonnes) | Year |
---|---|---|---|
World | 2,500,000 | 2022 | |
1 | ![]() | 880,000 | 2023 |
2 | ![]() | 659,000 | 2023 |
3 | ![]() | 422,000 | 2023 |
4 | ![]() | 285,000 | 2023 |
5 | ![]() | 99,000 | 2019 |
6 | ![]() | 77,000 | 2019 |
7 | ![]() | 62,000 | 2019 |
8 | ![]() | 54,000 | 2019 |
9 | ![]() | 48,000 | 2019 |
10 | ![]() | 43,000 | 2019 |
11 | ![]() | 38,000 | 2019 |
12 | ![]() | 37,000 | 2019 |
13 | ![]() | 23,000 | 2019 |
14 | ![]() | 15,000 | 2019 |
15 | ![]() | 14,000 | 2019 |
16 | ![]() | 13,300 | 2017 |
17 | ![]() | 12,000 | 2017 |
18 | ![]() | 9,570 | 2017 |
19 | ![]() | 7,695 | 2017 |
20 | ![]() | 6,700 | 2017 |
21 | ![]() | 5,250 | 2017 |
22 | ![]() | 4,720 | 2017 |
23 | ![]() | 3,920 | 2017 |
24 | ![]() | 3,490 | 2017 |
25 | ![]() | 2,800 | 2017 |
26 | ![]() | 2,284 | 2017 |
27 | ![]() | 1,930 | 2017 |
28 | ![]() | 1,622 | 2017 |
29 | ![]() | 715 | 2017 |
30 | ![]() | 600 | 2017 |
31 | ![]() | 547 | 2017 |
32 | ![]() | 500 | 2017 |
33 | ![]() | 310 | 2017 |
34 | ![]() | 200 | 2017 |
35 | ![]() | 110 | 2017 |
36 | ![]() | 60 | 2017 |
37 | ![]() | 28 | 2017 |
38 | ![]() | 15 | 2017 |
[1][2][3]
Pig iron production
This is a list of countries by pig iron production.
Rank | Country | 1980 | 2013 | 2015 |
---|---|---|---|---|
World | 506 | 1,168 | 1,180 | |
1 | ![]() | 38 | 709 | 710 |
2 | ![]() | 87 | 84 | 84 |
3 | ![]() | 85 | 50 | 54 |
4 | ![]() | n/a | 50 | 51 |
5 | ![]() | 5.6 | 41 | 47 |
6 | ![]() | 13 | 26 | 30 |
7 | ![]() | 36 | 27 | 28 |
8 | ![]() | 62 | 30 | 26 |
9 | ![]() | n/a | 29 | 25 |
10 | ![]() | 6.2 | 9.4 | 9 |
other countries | 246 | 91 | 101 |
[4][5]
See also
Notes
- ^ Data in the article is as of 2019, since iron ore production in many countries declined during the COVID-19 pandemic and hasn't fully recovered to pre-pandemic levels.
References
- ^ "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2020" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ 2017 Annual Tables. USGS. 2019-11-18.
- ^ "Global iron ore production data; Clarification of reporting from the USGS" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ "World Steel Production 1980-2013" (PDF). World Steel Association. Nov 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ USGS 2016
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