Natural Resources
The World’s Biggest Steel Producers, by Country
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Steel is a critical component of modern industry and economy, essential for the construction of buildings, automobiles, and many other appliances and infrastructure used in our daily lives.
This graphic uses data from the World Steel Association to visualize the world’s top steel-producing countries, and highlights China’s ascent to the top, as it now makes up more than half of the world’s steel production.
Dataset
Country | 2022 Production (in million tonnes) | Annual Production Change | Global Share |
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China | 1013 | -2.0% | 53.9% |
India | 124.8 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
Japan | 89.2 | -7.9% | 4.8% |
United States | 80.5 | -6.5% | 4.3% |
Russia | 71.5 | -5.8% | 3.8% |
South Korea | 65.9 | -6.9% | 3.5% |
Germany | 36.8 | -8.8% | 2.0% |
T�rkiye | 35.1 | -15.0% | 1.9% |
Brazil | 34 | -6.5% | 1.8% |
Iran | 30.6 | 6.8% | 1.6% |
Italy | 21.6 | -13.0% | 1.1% |
Taiwan | 20.7 | -12.1% | 1.1% |
Vietnam | 20 | -15.0% | 1.1% |
Mexico | 18.2 | -1.9% | 1.0% |
Indonesia | 15.6 | 8.3% | 0.8% |
Rest of World | 201 | -11.2% | 10.7% |
World Total | 1878.5 | -3.9% | 100.0% |
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