In 2023, total world crude steel production was nearly 1.9 billion tons (Gt ). The biggest steel producing country is currently China, which accounted for 54% of world steel production in 2023.[ 1] In 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic , China became the first country to produce over one billion tons of steel.[ 2] In 2008, 2009, 2015 and 2016 output fell in the majority of steel-producing countries as a result of the global recession. In 2010 and 2017, it started to rise again. Crude steel production contracted in all regions in 2019 except in Asia and the Middle East. India is the 2nd leading producer of iron and steel industries.[citation needed ]
Steel production This is a list of countries by steel production in 1967, 1980, 1990, 2000 and from 2007 to 2021, based on data provided by the World Steel Association .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] All countries with annual production of crude steel at least 2 million metric tons.
Crude steel production (million metric tons):
Rank (2021)
Country/Region
2023[ 9]
2022
2021[ 10]
2020[ 1]
2019[ 11] [ 12]
2018[ 13] [ 14]
2017[ 1] [ 15]
2016[ 1] [ 16]
2015[ 17]
2014[ 18]
2013[ 19]
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2000
1990
1980
1967
—
World
1,888.2
1,887.6
1,951.9
1,877.5
1,874.4
1,808.4
1,674.8
1,606.3
1,620.4
1,670.1
1,649.3
1,552.9
1,490.1
1,413.6
1,219.7
1,326.5
1,351.3
850.1
770.4
716.4
497.2
1
China
1,019.1
1,018.0
1,032.8
1,064.8
995.4
920.0
831.7
786.9
803.8
822.7
779.0
724.7
683.3
626.7
573.6
500.3
494.9
128.5
66.4
37.1
14.0
2
India
140.2
125.4
118.2
100.3
111.4
109.3
101.5
95.5
89.6
87.3
81.2
77.3
72.2
68.3
62.8
57.8
53.5
26.9
15.0
9.5
6.3
3
Japan
87.0
89.2
96.3
83.2
99.3
104.3
104.7
104.8
105.2
110.7
110.6
107.2
107.6
109.6
87.5
118.7
120.2
106.4
110.3
111.4
62.0
4
United States
80.7
80.5
85.8
72.7
87.8
86.6
81.6
78.5
78.9
88.2
87.0
88.6
86.2
80.6
58.2
91.4
98.1
101.8
89.7
101.4
115.0
5
Russia
75.8
71.7
75.6
71.6
71.7
72.0
71.3
70.5
71.1
71.5
69.4
70.6
68.7
66.9
60.0
68.5
72.4
59.1
89.6[ 20]
n/a[ 20]
n/a[ 20]
6
South Korea
66.7
65.8
70.4
67.1
71.4
72.5
71.1
68.6
69.7
71.5
66.0
69.3
68.5
58.5
48.6
53.6
51.5
43.1
23.1
8.5
0.3
7
Turkey
33.7
35.1
40.4
35.8
33.7
37.3
37.5
33.2
31.5
34.0
34.7
35.9
34.1
29.0
25.3
26.8
25.8
14.3
9.4
2.5
1.0
8
Germany
35.4
36.9
40.1
35.7
39.6
42.4
43.6
42.1
42.7
42.9
42.6
42.7
44.3
43.8
32.7
45.8
48.6
46.4
44.0
51.1
41.3
9
Brazil
31.9
34.1
36.2
31.0
32.6
35.4
34.4
30.2
33.3
33.9
34.2
34.7
35.2
32.8
26.5
33.7
33.8
27.9
20.6
15.3
3.6
10
Iran
31.1
30.6
28.5
29.0
25.6
24.5
21.8
17.9
16.1
16.3
15.4
14.5
13.0
12.0
10.9
10.0
10.1
6.6
1.4
0.5
—
11
Italy
21.1
21.6
24.4
20.4
23.2
24.5
24.0
23.3
22.0
23.7
24.1
27.2
28.7
25.8
19.7
30.6
31.6
26.8
25.5
26.5
15.9
12
Taiwan
18.9
20.8
23.2
21.0
22.0
23.2
23.2
21.8
21.4
23.1
22.3
20.7
20.2
19.8
15.8
19.9
20.9
13
Vietnam
19.0
20.0
23.0
19.5
17.5
15.5
10.3
7.8
5.7
5.9
5.6
5.3
4.9
2.7
2.7
2.7
2.3
0.3
0.1
0.1
—
14
Ukraine
6.2
6.3
21.4
20.6
20.8
21.1
22.7
24.2
22.9
27.2
32.8
32.9
35.3
33.6
29.9
37.3
42.8
31.8
54.6[ 20]
52.3[ 20]
n/a[ 20]
15
Mexico
16.3
18.4
18.5
16.8
18.4
20.2
20.0
19.0
18.3
19.0
18.2
18.1
18.1
17.0
14.2
17.2
17.6
15.6
8.7
7.1
3.0
16
Indonesia
16.0
15.6
14.3
9.3
7.8
6.2
5.2
4.8
4.9
4.4
2.6
2.3
3.6
3.6
3.5
3.9
4.1
2.9
2.8
0.5
—
17
Spain
11.3
11.6
14.2
11.0
13.6
14.3
14.5
13.6
14.9
14.3
13.7
13.6
15.6
16.3
14.3
18.6
19.0
15.8
12.9
12.8
4.5
18
France
10.0
12.1
13.9
11.6
14.4
15.4
15.5
14.6
15.0
16.1
15.7
15.6
15.8
15.4
12.8
17.9
19.3
21.0
19.0
23.1
19.6
19
Canada
12.3
12.1
13.0
11.0
12.9
13.4
13.7
12.7
12.5
12.7
12.4
13.5
13.1
13.0
9.0
14.8
15.6
16.6
12.3
15.9
8.8
20
Egypt
10.4
9.8
10.3
8.2
7.3
7.8
6.8
5.0
5.5
6.5
6.8
6.6
6.5
6.7
5.5
6.2
6.2
2.8
2.2
1.0
0.4
21
Saudi Arabia
9.9
9.9
8.7
7.8
8.2
5.2
4.8[ 21]
5.5
5.7
6.3
5.4
5.2
5.3
5.0
4.7
4.7
4.6
3.0
1.8
0.1
—
22
Poland
6.4
7.4
8.5
7.9
9.0
10.8
10.3
8.9
9.1
8.6
8.0
8.4
8.8
8.0
7.2
9.7
10.6
10.5
13.6
19.5
10.4
23
Austria
7.1
7.5
7.9
6.8
7.4
6.9
8.1
7.4
7.7
7.9
7.9
7.4
7.5
7.2
5.7
7.6
7.6
5.7
4.3
4.6
3.0
24
United Kingdom
5.6
6.0
7.2
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.5
7.6
10.8
12.1
11.9
9.6
9.5
9.7
10.1
13.5
14.3
15.2
17.8
11.3
24.3
25
Belgium
5.9
7.0
6.9
6.1
7.8
8.0
7.7
7.7
7.2
7.3
7.1
7.4
8.1
8.1
5.6
10.7
10.7
11.6
11.5
12.3
9.7
26
Malaysia
7.5
7.2
6.9
7.1
6.8
4.1
2.8
2.8
3.8
4.3
4.7
5.6
5.9
4.1
4.0
6.4
6.9
3.7
1.1
0.2
0.1
27
Netherlands
4.7
6.1
6.6
6.1
6.7
6.8
6.8
6.9
7.0
7.0
6.7
6.9
6.9
6.7
5.2
6.8
7.4
5.7
5.4
5.3
3.4
28
Australia
5.5
5.6
5.8
5.5
5.5
5.7
5.3
5.3
4.9
4.6
4.7
4.9
6.4
7.3
5.2
7.6
7.9
7.1
6.6
7.6
6.3
29
Bangladesh
5.5
5.2
5.5
5.5
5.1
3.8
3.5
30
Thailand
5.0
5.3
5.5
4.5
4.2
6.4
4.5
3.8
3.7
4.1
3.6
3.3
4.2
3.7
3.6
5.2
5.6
2.1
0.7
0.5
—
31
Pakistan
5.3
6.0
5.3
3.8
3.3
4.7
5.0
3.6
2.9
2.4
1.9
1.6
1.6
1.4
1.2
2.0
1.1
1.0
0.8
—
—
32
South Africa
4.9
4.4
5.0
3.9
6.2
5.7
6.3
6.1
7.6
6.6
7.2
7.1
6.7
8.5
7.5
8.3
9.1
8.5
8.7
9.1
3.7
33
Argentina
4.9
5.1
4.9
3.7
4.6
5.2
4.6
4.1
5.0
5.5
5.2
5.0
5.7
5.1
4.0
5.5
5.4
4.5
3.6
2.7
1.3
34
Slovakia
4.5
3.9
4.9
3.4
3.9
5.2
5.0
4.8
4.6
4.7
4.5
4.4
4.2
4.6
3.7
4.5
5.1
3.7
5.1[ 22]
n/a[ 22]
n/a[ 22]
35
Czech Republic
3.4
4.3
4.8
4.5
4.4
4.9
4.6
5.3
5.3
5.4
5.2
5.1
5.6
5.2
4.6
6.4
7.1
6.2
9.7[ 22]
n/a[ 22]
n/a[ 22]
36
Sweden
4.3
4.4
4.7
4.4
4.7
4.7
4.7
4.62
4.4
4.5
4.4
4.3
4.9
4.8
2.8
5.2
5.7
5.2
4.5
4.2
4.7
37
Kazakhstan
3.9
4.1
4.4
3.9
4.1
4.0
4.4
4.2
3.6
3.7
3.3
3.9
4.7
4.3
4.1
4.3
4.8
4.7
7.4[ 20]
n/a[ 20]
n/a[ 20]
38
Finland
3.8
3.5
4.3
3.5
3.5
4.1
4.0
4.1
4.0
3.8
3.5
3.8
4.0
4.0
3.1
4.4
4.4
4.1
2.9
2.5
0.4
39
Algeria
4.4
4.3
4.2
4.0
2.4
2.3
0.4
4.62
4.4
4.5
4.4
4.3
4.9
4.8
2.8
5.2
5.7
5.2
4.5
4.2
4.7
40
Romania
1.6
2.6
3.4
2.8
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.3
3.4
3.2
3.0
3.3
3.8
3.9
2.7
5.0
6.3
4.7
9.7
13.2
4.1
41
United Arab Emirates
3.2
3.2
3.0
2.7
3.3
3.2
3.3
3.2
3.0
2.4
2.9
2.4
2.0
0.5
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
—
—
n/a
42
Belarus
2.3
2.1
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.5
2.4
2.2
2.6
2.5
2.2
2.7
2.6
2.5
2.4
2.6
2.4
1.5
1.5[ 20]
—
—
43
Luxembourg
1.9
1.9
2.1
2.2
2.2
2.3
2.1
2.2
2.1
2.2
2.5
2.5
2.1
2.6
2.9
2.6
3.6
4.6
4.5
44
Oman
2.9
2.9
2.0
2.2
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.1
2.0
2.0
1.5
1.6
2.0
1.9
1.1
0.8
0.7
0.3
45
Portugal
2.0
1.9
2.0
2.2
2.0
2.2
2.1
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.1
2.0
2.0
1.5
1.6
2.0
1.9
1.1
0.8
0.7
0.3
46
North Korea
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.28
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.5
7.0
5.8
1.5
—
Soviet Union
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
154.4
147.9
96.9[ 23]
—
Others[ 24]
24.8
27.7
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
28.4
29.5
29.9
29.5 (est.)
23.3 (est.)
28.6 (est.)
30.7 (est.)
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Exports net: exports - imports
Top steel net exporters in 2018[ 1]
Rank
Country
Mt
1
Russia
26.4
2
Japan
24.8
3
South Korea
16.1
4
Ukraine
13.9
5
China
13.5
6
India
12.1
7
Brazil
8.7
8
Turkey
6.0
9
Egypt
4.4
10
Germany
3.0
Imports Net: imports − exports
World steel production trend Development of the worldwide production of steel in millions of tons.
World production in millions of tons [ 26] [ 27]
Year
Prod.
1880
4.0
1900
28.3
1901
31.0
1902
34.5
1903
36.1
1904
36.3
1905
44.9
1906
51.2
1907
53.0
1908
41.4
1909
54.2
1910
60.3
1911
60.5
1912
72.8
1913
76.4
Year
Prod.
1914
60.4
1915
66.6
1916
78.2
1917
82.0
1918
77.2
1919
58.5
1920
72.5
1921
45.2
1922
68.8
1923
78.3
1924
78.5
1925
90.4
1926
93.4
1927
101.8
1928
110.0
Year
Prod.
1929
120.8
1930
95.1
1931
69.6
1932
50.7
1933
68.0
1934
82.4
1935
99.5
1936
124.3
1937
135.7
1938
110.0
1939
137.1
1940
140.6
1941
153.8
1942
151.4
1943
159.6
Year
Prod.
1944
151.2
1945
113.1
1946
111.6
1947
136.0
1948
155.3
1949
160.0
1950
191.6
1951
211.1
1952
211.6
1953
234.8
1954
223.8
1955
270.0
1956
283.5
1957
292.5
1958
274.3
Year
Prod.
1959
305.7
1960
346.4
1961
351.3
1962
360.1
1963
387.1
1964
433.4
1965
454.0
1966
472.7
1967
497.2
1968
529.8
1969
574.6
1970
595.4
1971
582.6
1972
630.7
1973
697.5
Year
Prod.
1974
703.8
1975
643.0
1976
675.5
1977
675.6
1978
717.2
1979
746.4
1980
716.4
1981
707.0
1982
645.0
1983
663.4
1984
710.3
1985
718.9
1986
714.0
1987
735.5
1988
780.1
Year
Prod.
1989
786.0
1990
770.4
1991
733.6
1992
719.7
1993
727.5
1994
725.1
1995
752.3
1996
750.1
1997
799.0
1998
777.3
1999
789.3
2000
850.1
2001
851.1
2002
904.2
2003
969.9
Year
Prod.
2004
1,071.4
2005
1,144.0
2006
1,247.1
2007
1,351.3
2008
1,326.5
2009
1,219.7
2010
1,413.6
2011
1,490.1
2012
1,552.9
2013
1,649.3
2014
1,670.1
2015
1,620.4
2016
1,606.3
2017
1,674.8
2018
1,808.4
Year
Prod.
2019
1,869.9
2020
1,880.4
2021
1,950.5
2022
1,888.7
2023
1,888.2
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