Iron production - Country rankings
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Iron production in thousand metric tons, 2019 - Country rankings:
The average for 2019 based on 12 countries was 4807 thousand metric tons.The highest value was in South Africa: 46100 thousand metric tons and the lowest value was in Nigeria: 1 thousand metric tons. The indicator is available from 1999 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: thousand metric tons; Source: USGS
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| Countries | Iron production, 2019 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 46100 | 1 | 1999 - 2020 |
| Mauritania | 7625 | 2 | 1999 - 2020 |
| Liberia | 2770 | 3 | 2011 - 2020 |
| Algeria | 412 | 4 | 1999 - 2020 |
| Egypt | 312 | 5 | 1999 - 2020 |
| Tunisia | 188 | 6 | 1999 - 2020 |
| Sierra Leone | 97 | 7 | 2011 - 2020 |
| Kenya | 90 | 8 | 2009 - 2020 |
| R. of Congo | 46 | 9 | 2019 - 2020 |
| Morocco | 27 | 10 | 1999 - 2020 |
| Togo | 18 | 11 | 2011 - 2020 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 12 | 2000 - 2019 |
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Definition: Iron production in thousand metric tons.
46100
7625
2770
412
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