Top 10 steel-producing countries
China produced 88.3 Mt in March 2022, down 6.4% on March 2021. India produced 10.9 Mt, up 4.4%. Japan produced 8.0 Mt, down 4.3%. The United States produced 7.0 Mt, down 1.7%. Russia is estimated to have produced 6.6 Mt, down 1.8%. South Korea produced 5.7 Mt, down 6.1%. Germany produced 3.3 Mt, down 11.8%. Turkey produced 3.3 Mt, down 2.9%. Brazil is estimated to have produced 3.0 Mt, up 5.4%. Iran is estimated to have produced 2.3 Mt, down 6.1%.
Table 2. Top 10 steel-producing countries |
|
Mar 2022 (Mt) |
|
% change Mar 22/21 |
|
Jan-Mar 2022 (Mt) |
% change Jan-Mar 22/21 |
China |
88.3 |
|
-6.4 |
|
243.4 |
-10.5 |
India |
10.9 |
|
4.4 |
|
31.9 |
5.9 |
Japan |
8.0 |
|
-4.3 |
|
23.0 |
-2.9 |
United States |
7.0 |
|
-1.7 |
|
20.3 |
-0.4 |
Russia |
6.6 |
e |
-1.8 |
|
18.7 |
-1.2 |
South Korea |
5.7 |
|
-6.1 |
|
16.9 |
-3.8 |
Germany |
3.3 |
|
-11.8 |
|
9.8 |
-3.7 |
Turkey |
3.3 |
|
-2.9 |
|
9.4 |
-4.7 |
Brazil |
3.0 |
e |
5.4 |
|
8.5 |
-2.2 |
Iran |
2.3 |
e |
-6.1 |
|
6.9 |
-4.4 |
Regions and countries covered by the table:
Africa:Egypt, Libya, South Africa
Asia and Oceania:Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Korea, Taiwan (China), Vietnam
European Union (27)
Europe, Other:Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Turkey, United Kingdom
Middle East:Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
North America:Canada, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, United States
Russia & other CIS + Ukraine:Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
South America:Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela