List of countries by iron ore production
This is a list of countries by iron ore production based on U.S. Geological Survey data.
List
Rank | Country | Usable iron ore production (thousand tonnes) | Year |
---|---|---|---|
World | 2,500,000 | 2019 | |
1 | Australia | 930,000 | 2019 |
2 | Brazil | 480,000 | 2019 |
3 | China | 350,000 | 2019 |
4 | India | 210,000 | 2019 |
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 | Peru | 15,000 | 2019 |
15 | Chile | 14,000 | 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
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 | |
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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