July 23, 2024 | Brussels, Belgium
In June 2024, the crude steel output of the world's 71 countries included in the worldsteel statistics was 161.4 million tons, an increase of 0.5% year-on-year.
Global crude steel production in June 2024
In June 2024, the crude steel output of the world's 71 countries included in the worldsteel statistics was 161.4 million tons, an increase of 0.5% year-on-year.
Crude steel production by region
In June 2024, Africa's crude steel output was 1.6 million tons, down 9.6% year-on-year; the crude steel output of Asia and Oceania was 120.6 million tons, an increase of 0.3% year-on-year; The crude steel output of the European Union (27 countries) was 11.1 million tons, an increase of 5.1% year-on-year; The crude steel output of other European countries was 3.8 million tons, an increase of 2.1% year-on-year; The crude steel output in the Middle East was 4.6 million tons, down 2.7% year-on-year; North America's crude steel output was 8.9 million tons, down 1.9% year-on-year; The crude steel output of Russia and other CIS countries + Ukraine was 7.4 million tons, an increase of 1.4% year-on-year; South America's crude steel output was 3.5 million tons, up 4.1% year-on-year.
Table 1: Crude steel production by region
The region includes data submitted by 71 steel-producing countries, which accounted for 98% of global crude steel production in 2023.
Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Africa, Tunisia
Asia and Oceania: Australia, China, India, Japan, Mongolia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Viet Nam
European Union (27): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Other European countries: Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Turkey, United Kingdom
Middle East: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., Yemen
North America: Canada, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, United States
Russia and other CIS countries + Ukraine: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine
South America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
Top 10 countries in terms of crude steel production
June 2024,
China's crude steel output was 91.61 million tons, an increase of 0.2% year-on-year;
India's crude steel output was 12.3 million tons, an increase of 6.0% year-on-year;
Japan's crude steel output was 7 million tons, down 4.2% year-on-year;
United States crude steel production was 6.7 million tons, down 1.5% year-on-year;
Russia's crude steel output is estimated at 6 million tons, down 4.1% year-on-year;
Korea's crude steel output was 5.1 million tons, down 7.2% year-on-year;
Germany's crude steel output was 3.2 million tons, an increase of 8.9% year-on-year;
Turkey's crude steel output was 3.1 million tons, an increase of 4.3% year-on-year;
Iran's crude steel output was 2.6 million tons, down 8.5% year-on-year;
Brazil's crude steel output was 2.9 million tons, up 11.8% year-on-year.
Table 2: Top 10 countries in terms of crude steel production
e - Estimate. The ranking is based on the cumulative crude steel production of the year.
Source | worldsteel