Iron production - Country rankings
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Iron production in thousand metric tons, 2023:
The average for 2023 based on 47 countries was 33258 thousand metric tons. The highest value was in Australia: 589030 thousand metric tons and the lowest value was in Uruguay: 1 thousand metric tons. The indicator is available from 1999 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: thousand metric tons; Source: USGS
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| Countries | Iron production, 2023 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 589030 | 1 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Brazil | 279983 | 2 | 1999 - 2023 |
| China | 173688 | 3 | 1999 - 2023 |
| India | 172000 | 4 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Iran | 55900 | 5 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Russia | 53300 | 6 | 1999 - 2023 |
| South Africa | 40200 | 7 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Canada | 35700 | 8 | 1999 - 2023 |
| USA | 28200 | 9 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Ukraine | 26100 | 10 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Sweden | 20443 | 11 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Peru | 14081 | 12 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Chile | 11443 | 13 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Turkey | 10100 | 14 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan | 8890 | 15 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Mauritania | 8790 | 16 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Mexico | 5347 | 17 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Mongolia | 3200 | 18 | 2004 - 2023 |
| Liberia | 3160 | 19 | 2011 - 2023 |
| Malaysia | 3020 | 20 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Laos | 2810 | 21 | 2014 - 2023 |
| New Zealand | 2280 | 22 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Argentina | 2050 | 23 | 2014 - 2023 |
| North Korea | 1800 | 24 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Indonesia | 1750 | 25 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Venezuela | 1500 | 26 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Sierra Leone | 1230 | 27 | 2011 - 2023 |
| Norway | 1140 | 28 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Fiji | 1100 | 29 | 2018 - 2023 |
| Austria | 892 | 30 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Algeria | 850 | 31 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Vietnam | 774 | 32 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 744 | 33 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Colombia | 392 | 34 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Egypt | 350 | 35 | 1999 - 2023 |
| South Korea | 282 | 36 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Tunisia | 140 | 37 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Pakistan | 121 | 38 | 2004 - 2023 |
| Thailand | 118 | 39 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Uganda | 93 | 40 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Philippines | 49 | 41 | 2014 - 2023 |
| Greece | 48 | 42 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Kenya | 29 | 43 | 2009 - 2023 |
| Morocco | 7 | 44 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 45 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Bhutan | 2 | 46 | 2014 - 2023 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 47 | 2014 - 2023 |
Definition: Iron production in thousand metric tons.
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589030
279983
173688
172000
55900
53300
40200
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28200
26100
20443
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11443
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8890
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5347
3200
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