Metals
Crude steel production in Africa was 1.1 Mt in December 2022, down 8.9 percent on December 2021. Asia and Oceania produced 104.9 Mt, down 9.2 percent. The EU (27) produced 9.2 Mt, down 16.7 percent. Europe, Other produced 3.4 Mt, down 19.2 percent. The Middle East produced 3.7 Mt, up 0.4 percent.
North America produced 8.8 Mt, down 9.9 percent. Russia & other CIS + Ukraine produced 6.2 Mt, down 28.4 percent. South America produced 3.3 Mt, down 3.8 percent.
The 64 countries included in this table accounted for approximately 98 percent of total world crude steel production in 2021.
- Africa: Egypt, Libya, South Africa
- Asia and Oceania: Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Pakistan, Taiwan (China), Thailand, Viet Nam
- Russia & other CIS + Ukraine: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
- 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
- South America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
Top 10 steel-producing countries
China produced 77.9 Mt in December 2022, down 9.8 percent on December 2021. India produced 10.6 Mt, up 0.8 percent. Japan produced 6.9 Mt, down 13.1 percent. The U.S. produced 6.5 Mt, down 8.3 percent. Russia is estimated to have produced 5.5 Mt, down 11.3 percent. South Korea produced 5.2 Mt, down 11.6 percent. Germany produced 2.7 Mt, down 14.6 percent. Turkey produced 2.7 Mt, down 20.0 percent. Brazil produced 2.5 Mt, down 5.2 percent. Iran produced 2.7 Mt, up 3.3 percent.
Published in the March 2023 Edition