Global crude steel production reached 1,864.0 million tonnes (Mt) for the year 2020, down by 0.9% compared to 2019.
2015| World: | 1 622.9 Mt |
| Rest of World: | 819.1 Mt |
| China: | 803.8 Mt |
Asia produced 1,374.9 Mt of of crude steel in 2020, an increase of 1.5% compared to 2019. China’s crude steel production in 2020 reached 1,053.0 Mt, up by 5.2% on 2019. China’s share of global crude steel production increased from 53.3% in 2019 to 56.5% in 2020. India’s crude steel production for 2020 was 99.6 Mt, down by 10.6% on 2019. Japan produced 83.2 Mt in 2020, down 16.2% on 2019. South Korea produced 67.1 Mt, down 6.0% on 2019.
The EU produced 138.8 Mt of crude steel in 2020, a decrease of 11.8% compared to 2019. Germany produced 35.7 Mt of crude steel in 2020, down 10.0% on 2019.
In the CIS, production was 102.0 Mt in 2020, up by 1.5% on 2019. Russia is estimated to have produced 73.4 Mt in 2020, up 2.6% on 2019. Ukraine produced 20.6 Mt in 2020, down 1.1% on 2019.
Crude steel production in North America was 101.1 Mt in 2020, down 15.5% on 2019. The United States produced 72.7 Mt in 2020, down 17.2% on 2019.
The Middle East produced 45.4 Mt of crude steel in 2020, an increase of 2.5% on 2019. Iran is estimated to have produced 29.0 Mt in 2020, up 13.4% on 2019.
Annual crude steel production for South America was 38.2 Mt in 2020, a decrease of 8.4% on 2019. Brazil produced 31.0 Mt in 2020, down by 4.9% compared to 2019.
Turkey’s crude steel production for 2020 was 35.8 Mt, up by 6.0% on 2019.
Africa produced 17.2 Mt of crude steel in 2020, the same as the 2019 production figure.
Oceania produced 6.1 Mt of crude steel in 2020, down 1.4% on 2019.
| Top 10 steel-producing countries |
| Rank | Country | 2020 (Mt) | 2019 (Mt) | %2020/2019 |
| 1 | China | 1053.0 | 1001.3 | 5.2 |
| 2 | India | 99.6 | 111.4 | -10.6 |
| 3 | Japan | 83.2 | 99.3 | -16.2 |
| 4 | Russia (e) | 73.4 | 71.6 | 2.6 |
| 5 | United States | 72.7 | 87.8 | -17.2 |
| 6 | South Korea | 67.1 | 71.4 | -6.0 |
| 7 | Turkey | 35.8 | 33.7 | 6.0 |
| 8 | Germany | 35.7 | 39.6 | -10.0 |
| 9 | Brazil | 31.0 | 32.6 | -4.9 |
| 10 | Iran (e) | 29.0 | 25.6 | 13.4 |
(e) = estimate
- The World Steel Association (worldsteel) is one of the largest and most dynamic industry associations in the world, with members in every major steel-producing country. worldsteel represents steel producers, national and regional steel industry associations, and steel research institutes. Members represent around 85% of global steel production.
- The 2020 figures in this press release are preliminary and are subject to change.
- For antitrust reasons worldsteel no longer produces a monthly global capacity utilisation ratio. Information on capacity can be found on the OECD website.