List of countries by iron ore production

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.[1] The mine production estimates for China are estimated from the National Bureau of Statistics China's crude ore statistics, rather than usable ore as reported for the other countries.[2]

List

RankCountryUsable iron ore production
(thousand tonnes)		Year
 World2,280,0002015
1Australia Australia817,0002015
2Brazil Brazil397,0002015
3China China375,000 (estimate)2015
4India India156,0002015
5Russia Russia101,0002015
6South Africa South Africa73,0002015
7Ukraine Ukraine67,0002015
8United States United States46,0002015
9Canada Canada46,0002015
10Iran Iran27,0002015
11Sweden Sweden25,0002015
12Kazakhstan Kazakhstan21,0002015
13Mexico Mexico18,8402013
14Chile Chile17,1092013
15Venezuela Venezuela16,8002013
16Mauritania Mauritania13,4002013
17Sierra Leone Sierra Leone11,8952013
18Malaysia Malaysia11,5882013
19Peru Peru10,1262013
20Turkey Turkey8,5892013
21Mongolia Mongolia6,7362013
22Liberia Liberia5,1032013
23Vietnam Vietnam4,7082013
24Indonesia Indonesia4,0002013
25Norway Norway3,4092013
26Egypt Egypt3,3202013
27New Zealand New Zealand3,1572013
28North Korea North Korea3,0542013
29Austria Austria2,3202013
30Greece Greece2,2212013
31Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina2,1222013
32Laos Laos1,4592013
33Algeria Algeria1,0672013
34Philippines Philippines1,0572013
35Colombia Colombia7102013
36South Korea South Korea6632013
37Thailand Thailand3342013
38Morocco Morocco3012013
39Tunisia Tunisia2442013
40Pakistan Pakistan1932013
41Azerbaijan Azerbaijan1412013
other countries1472013

[3][1][2]

Pig iron production

This is a list of countries by pig iron production.

Iron ore production (million metric tons):
RankCountry198020132015
 World5061,1681,180
1China China38709710
2Japan Japan878484
3India India8.55054
4Russia Russian/a5051
5South Korea South Korea5.64147
6Brazil Brazil132630
7Germany Germany362728
8United States United States623026
9Ukraine Ukrainen/a2925
10United Kingdom United Kingdom6.29.49
other countries24691101

[4][5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2017" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  2. 1 2 "Global iron ore production data; Clarification of reporting from the USGS" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  3. ↑ USGS, Iron Ore 2014
  4. ↑ "World Steel Production 1980-2013" (PDF). World Steel Association. Nov 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  5. ↑ USGS 2016
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