List of countries by iron ore production
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
[edit]| Rank | Country | Usable iron ore production (× 1000 tonnes) |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| World | 2,500,000 | 2022 | |
| 1 |  Australia |
880,000 | 2023 |
| 2 |  China |
659,000 | 2023 |
| 3 |  Brazil |
422,000 | 2023 |
| 4 |  India |
285,000 | 2023 |
| 5 |  Russia |
99,000 | 2019 |
| 6 |  South Africa |
77,000 | 2019 |
| 7 |  Ukraine |
62,000 | 2019 |
| 8 |  Canada |
54,000 | 2019 |
| 9 |  United States |
48,000 | 2019 |
| 10 |  Kazakhstan |
43,000 | 2019 |
| 11 |  Iran |
38,000 | 2019 |
| 12 |  Sweden |
37,000 | 2019 |
| 13 |  Mexico |
23,000 | 2019 |
| 14 |  Chile |
20,000 | 2022 |
| 15 |  Peru |
15,000 | 2019 |
| 16 |  Mauritania |
13,300 | 2017 |
| 17 |  Venezuela |
12,000 | 2017 |
| 18 |  Vietnam |
9,570 | 2017 |
| 19 |  Mongolia |
7,695 | 2017 |
| 20 |  Turkey |
6,700 | 2017 |
| 21 |  North Korea |
5,250 | 2017 |
| 22 |  Sierra Leone |
4,720 | 2017 |
| 23 |  Malaysia |
3,920 | 2017 |
| 24 |  New Zealand |
3,490 | 2017 |
| 25 |  Austria |
2,800 | 2017 |
| 26 |  Greece |
2,284 | 2017 |
| 27 |  Liberia |
1,930 | 2017 |
| 28 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1,622 | 2017 |
| 29 |  Colombia |
715 | 2017 |
| 30 |  Algeria |
600 | 2017 |
| 31 |  Pakistan |
547 | 2017 |
| 32 |  Egypt |
500 | 2017 |
| 33 |  South Korea |
310 | 2017 |
| 34 |  Tunisia |
200 | 2017 |
| 35 |  Laos |
110 | 2017 |
| 36 |  Togo |
60 | 2017 |
| 37 |  Bhutan |
28 | 2017 |
| 38 |  Morocco |
15 | 2017 |
Pig iron production
[edit]This is a list of countries by pig iron production.
| Rank | Country | 1980 | 2013 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 506 | 1,168 | 1,180 | |
| 1 | China |
38 | 709 | 710 |
| 2 |  Japan |
87 | 84 | 84 |
| 3 | India |
85 | 50 | 54 |
| 4 | Russia |
n/a | 50 | 51 |
| 5 | South Korea |
5.6 | 41 | 47 |
| 6 | Brazil |
13 | 26 | 30 |
| 7 |  Germany |
36 | 27 | 28 |
| 8 | United States |
62 | 30 | 26 |
| 9 | Ukraine |
n/a | 29 | 25 |
| 10 |  United Kingdom |
6.2 | 9.4 | 9 |
| Other countries | 246 | 91 | 101 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- ^ "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