Global crude steel production in November 2022

December 22, 2022 Brussels, Belgium

In November 2022, the crude steel output of the 64 countries that joined the World Iron and Steel Association in the world was 139.1 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 2.6%.

Crude steel production by region in November 2022

In November 2022, the crude steel output in Africa was 1.3 million tons, down 11.4% year-on-year; the crude steel output in Asia and Oceania was 101.4 million tons, up 2.7% year-on-year; the crude steel output in the European Union (27) was 10.5 million tons, down 17.9% year-on-year %; crude steel output in other European countries was 3.2 million tons, down 25.1% year-on-year; crude steel output in the Middle East was 4 million tons, up 11.6% year-on-year; crude steel output in North America was 8.9 million tons, down 6.3% year-on-year; The crude steel output of the Commonwealth countries + Ukraine was 6.5 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 24.6%; the crude steel output of South America was 3.4 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 14.3%.

Sheet 1: Crude steel production by region

The regions above include data submitted by 64 steel-producing countries, which account for 98% of global crude steel production in 2021.

Africa: Egypt, Libya, South Africa

Asia and Oceania: Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

European Union (27)

Other European countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Turkey, United Kingdom

Middle East: Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE

North America: Canada, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, United States

Russia and other CIS countries + Ukraine: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

South America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela

Top 10 Countries by Crude Steel Production

In November 2022, China's crude steel output was 74.54 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 7.3%; India's crude steel output was 10.4 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 5.7%; Japan's crude steel output was 7.2 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 10.7%; The output was 6.4 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 10.5%; Russia's crude steel output was estimated to be 5.6 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 9.6%; South Korea's crude steel output was 4.8 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 18.1%; Germany's crude steel output was 2.8 million tons, A year-on-year decrease of 17.9%; Turkey's crude steel production was 2.4 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 30.7%; Brazil's crude steel production was 2.6 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 16.3%; Iran's crude steel output was 2.9 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 3.9%.

Sheet 2: Top ten countries by crude steel production

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The ranking is based on the cumulative crude steel production for the year.