List of countries by iron ore production
This is a list of countries by iron ore production based on U.S. Geological Survey data.
World iron ore production (thousands of tonnes) in 2013/2015:
500,000+
100,000–500,000
10,000–99,999
1,000–9,999
0–999
List
| Rank | Country | Usable iron ore production (thousand tonnes) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| World | 2,500,000 | 2019 | |
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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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