List of countries by iron ore production
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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
This is a list of countries by iron ore production based on U.S. Geological Survey data.
List[]
Rank | Country | Usable iron ore production (1000 tonnes) |
Year |
---|---|---|---|
World | 2,500,000 | 2019 | |
1 | ![]() |
930,000 | 2019 |
2 | ![]() |
480,000 | 2019 |
3 | ![]() |
350,000 | 2019 |
4 | ![]() |
210,000 | 2019 |
5 | ![]() |
99,000 | 2019 |
6 | ![]() |
77,000 | 2019 |
7 | ![]() |
62,000 | 2019 |
8 | ![]() |
54,000 | 2019 |
9 | ![]() |
48,000 | 2019 |
10 | ![]() |
43,000 | 2019 |
11 | ![]() |
38,000 | 2019 |
12 | ![]() |
37,000 | 2019 |
13 | ![]() |
23,000 | 2019 |
14 | ![]() |
15,000 | 2019 |
15 | ![]() |
14,000 | 2019 |
16 | ![]() |
13,300 | 2017 |
17 | ![]() |
12,000 | 2017 |
18 | ![]() |
9,570 | 2017 |
19 | ![]() |
7,695 | 2017 |
20 | ![]() |
6,700 | 2017 |
21 | ![]() |
5,250 | 2017 |
22 | ![]() |
4,720 | 2017 |
23 | ![]() |
3,920 | 2017 |
24 | ![]() |
3,490 | 2017 |
25 | ![]() |
2,800 | 2017 |
26 | ![]() |
2,284 | 2017 |
27 | ![]() |
1,930 | 2017 |
28 | ![]() |
1,622 | 2017 |
29 | ![]() |
715 | 2017 |
30 | ![]() |
600 | 2017 |
31 | ![]() |
547 | 2017 |
32 | ![]() |
500 | 2017 |
33 | ![]() |
310 | 2017 |
34 | ![]() |
200 | 2017 |
35 | ![]() |
110 | 2017 |
36 | ![]() |
60 | 2017 |
37 | ![]() |
28 | 2017 |
38 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
38 | 709 | 710 |
2 | ![]() |
87 | 84 | 84 |
3 | ![]() |
85 | 50 | 54 |
4 | ![]() |
n/a | 50 | 51 |
5 | ![]() |
5.6 | 41 | 47 |
6 | ![]() |
13 | 26 | 30 |
7 | ![]() |
36 | 27 | 28 |
8 | ![]() |
62 | 30 | 26 |
9 | ![]() |
n/a | 29 | 25 |
10 | ![]() |
6.2 | 9.4 | 9 |
other countries | 246 | 91 | 101 |
See also[]
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
Categories:
- Lists of countries by mineral production
- Iron mining