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December 2023 crude steel production
Crude steel production by region
Africa produced 1.9 Mt in December 2023, up 17.7% on December 2022. Asia
and Oceania produced 96.4 Mt, down 9.7%. The EU (27) produced 9.1 Mt, up
2.7%. Europe, Other produced 3.9 Mt, up 19.4%. The Middle East produced
4.9 Mt, up 9.6%. North America produced 9.3 Mt, up 5.3%. Russia & other
CIS + Ukraine produced 7.1 Mt, up 11.8%. South America produced 3.2 Mt,
down 3.2%.
Table 1. Crude steel production by region
|
|
December 2023 (Mt) |
% change Dec 23/22 |
Jan-Dec 2023 (Mt) |
% change Jan- Dec 23/22 |
|
Africa |
1.9 |
17.7 |
22 |
5.7 |
|
Asia and Oceania |
96.4 |
-9.7 |
1367.2 |
0.7 |
|
EU (27) |
9.1 |
2.7 |
126.3 |
-7.4 |
|
Europe, Other |
3.9 |
19.4 |
41.7 |
-4.6 |
|
Middle East |
4.9 |
9.6 |
53.2 |
1.3 |
|
North America |
9.3 |
5.3 |
109.6 |
-1.7 |
|
Russia & other CIS + Ukraine |
7.1 |
11.8 |
88.1 |
4.5 |
|
South America |
3.2 |
-3.2 |
41.5 |
-5.7 |
The 71 countries included in this table accounted for approximately 98%
of total world crude steel production in 2022.
Regions and countries covered by the table:
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Africa: Algeria*,
Egypt, Libya, Morocco*, South Africa, Tunisia
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Asia and Oceania: Australia,
China, India, Japan, Mongolia, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Korea,
Taiwan (China), Thailand, Viet Nam
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European Union (27): Austria,
Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
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Europe, Other: Macedonia,
Norway, Serbia, Türkiye, United Kingdom
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Middle East: Bahrain*,
Iran, Iraq*, Jordan*, Kuwait*, Oman*, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United
Arab Emirates, Yemen*
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North America: Canada,
Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, United States
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Russia & other CIS + Ukraine: Belarus,
Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine
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South America: Argentina,
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
* Countries added in November 2023
Top 10 steel-producing countries
China produced 67.4 Mt in December 2023, down 14.9% on December 2022.
India produced 12.1 Mt, up 9.5%. Japan produced 7.0 Mt, up 1.1%. The
United States produced 6.8 Mt, up 7.6%. Russia is estimated to have
produced 6.0 Mt, up 4.3%. South Korea produced 5.4 Mt, up 2.7%. Germany
produced 2.6 Mt, down 2.3%. Türkiye produced 3.2 Mt, up 21.2%. Brazil
produced 2.5 Mt, up 0.9%. Iran produced 2.9 Mt, up 12.1%.
Table 2. Top 10 steel-producing countries
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|
December 2023 (Mt) |
% change Dec 23/22 |
Jan-Dec 2023 (Mt) |
% change Jan- Dec 23/22 |
|
China |
67.4 |
-14.9 |
1019.1 |
0 |
|
India |
12.1 |
9.5 |
140.2 |
11.8 |
|
Japan |
7 |
1.1 |
87 |
-2.5 |
|
United States |
6.8 |
7.6 |
80.7 |
0.2 |
|
Russia (e) |
6 |
4.3 |
75.8 |
5.6 |
|
South Korea |
5.4 |
2.7 |
66.7 |
1.3 |
|
Germany |
2.6 |
-2.3 |
35.4 |
-3.9 |
|
Türkiye |
3.2 |
21.2 |
33.7 |
-4 |
|
Brazil |
2.5 |
0.9 |
31.9 |
-6.5 |
|
Iran |
2.9 |
12.1 |
31.1 |
1.8 |
e – estimated. Ranking of the top 10 producing countries is based on
year-to-date aggregate
2023 global crude steel production totals
Total world crude steel production was 1,882.7 Mt in 2023. Please see
the Steel
Data Viewer for the complete listing of annual production
totals by country.
Table 3: 2023 global crude steel production
|
Rank |
Country |
2023 |
2022 |
%2023/2022 |
|
1 |
China |
1,019.10 |
1,018.00 |
0.1 |
|
2 |
India |
140.2 |
125.4 |
11.8 |
|
3 |
Japan |
87 |
89.2 |
-2.5 |
|
4 |
United States |
80.7 |
80.5 |
0.2 |
|
5 |
Russia (e) |
75.8 |
71.7 |
5.6 |
|
6 |
South Korea |
66.7 |
65.8 |
1.3 |
|
7 |
Germany |
35.4 |
36.9 |
-3.9 |
|
8 |
Turkey |
33.7 |
35.1 |
-4 |
|
9 |
Brazil |
31.9 |
34.1 |
-6.5 |
|
10 |
Iran |
31.1 |
30.6 |
1.8 |
|
11 |
Italy |
21.1 |
21.6 |
-2.4 |
|
12 |
Viet Nam (e) |
19 |
20 |
-5 |
|
13 |
Taiwan, China (e) |
18.9 |
20.8 |
-8.9 |
|
14 |
Mexico (e) |
16.3 |
18.4 |
-11.6 |
|
15 |
Indonesia (e) |
16 |
15.6 |
2.8 |
|
16 |
Canada (e) |
12.3 |
12.1 |
1.3 |
|
17 |
Spain |
11.3 |
11.6 |
-2.7 |
|
18 |
Egypt |
10.4 |
9.8 |
5.4 |
|
19 |
France |
10 |
12.1 |
-17.4 |
|
20 |
Saudi Arabia |
9.9 |
9.9 |
0.8 |
|
21 |
Malaysia (e) |
7.5 |
7.2 |
4.1 |
|
22 |
Austria |
7.1 |
7.5 |
-5 |
|
23 |
Poland (e) |
6.4 |
7.4 |
-13.1 |
|
24 |
Ukraine |
6.2 |
6.3 |
-0.6 |
|
25 |
Belgium (e) |
5.9 |
7 |
-16.1 |
|
26 |
United Kingdom |
5.6 |
6 |
-6.5 |
|
27 |
Bangladesh (e) |
5.5 |
5.2 |
5.8 |
|
28 |
Australia |
5.5 |
5.6 |
-2.9 |
|
29 |
Pakistan (e) |
5.3 |
6 |
-11.3 |
|
30 |
Thailand (e) |
5 |
5.3 |
-6.7 |
|
31 |
Argentina |
4.9 |
5.1 |
-3.2 |
|
32 |
South Africa |
4.9 |
4.4 |
10.6 |
|
33 |
Netherlands |
4.7 |
6.1 |
-23.9 |
|
34 |
Slovakia (e) |
4.5 |
3.9 |
15.4 |
|
35 |
Algeria |
4.4 |
4.3 |
2.8 |
|
36 |
Sweden |
4.3 |
4.4 |
-3.3 |
|
37 |
Kazakhstan |
3.9 |
4.1 |
-5.5 |
|
38 |
Finland |
3.8 |
3.5 |
7.7 |
|
39 |
Czechia |
3.4 |
4.3 |
-21.1 |
|
40 |
United Arab Emirates |
3.2 |
3.2 |
0.8 |
|
|
Others |
39.6 |
41.4 |
-4.4 |
|
|
World |
1,888.20 |
1,887.60 |
0 |
e – annual figure estimated using partial data or non-worldsteel
resources.
* The world total production figure in this table includes
estimates of other countries that only report annually.
Source from World Steel Association |
