World Steel in Figures 2021

A healthy economy needs a healthy steel industry.

World crude steel production 1950 to 2020 (million tonnes)

1 878
1 869
1 621
1 433

1 148

850
717 770
595
347
189

1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2015 2019 2020

Top 20 steel-producing countries 2020 (million tonnes)

8 Germany

6
35.7 South Korea
67.1
5 Russia
71.6
18 Canada

12
11.0 Ukraine
16 France
20.6

1
11.6
China
4 USA
72.7 17 Spain
11.0 7 Turkey
35.8 1 064.8 3 Japan
83.2

13 Italy
20.4 20 Eygpt 10 Iran
29.0

11
8.2
Taiwan, China
21.0
15
2 India
Mexico
16.8
100.3
14 Vietnam
19.5

19 Indonesia
9.3

9 Brazil
31.0

Steel production and use: geographical distribution in 2010 & 2020

CRUDE STEEL APPARENT STEEL USE

PRODUCTION (FINISHED STEEL PRODUCTS)
WORLD TOTAL: 1 435 MILLION TONNES WORLD TOTAL: 1 315 MILLION TONNES

Other Asia
7.2% Other Europe Other Europe
Others 2.3% 2.2%
6.3% EU (28) Others EU (28)
10.2% 11.1% CIS
12.0% 3.8%
Other
2010

Japan Asia
CIS
7.6% 9.7%
7.5%
Japan USMCA
India 4.8% 8.5%
4.8% USMCA
7.7% India
4.9%

China China
44.5% 44.7%

Others comprise: Others comprise:

Africa 1.2% Central and South America 3.1% Africa 2.4% Central and South America 3.5%
Middle East 1.4% Australia and New Zealand 0.6% Middle East 3.7% Australia and New Zealand 0.6%

WORLD TOTAL: 1 878 MILLION TONNES WORLD TOTAL: 1 772 MILLION TONNES

Other Europe Other Europe

Other Asia 2.1% 2.0%
7.5% Others EU (28) CIS
Others EU (28)
Japan 5.7% 7.4% 7.9% 3.3%
CIS Other 7.1%
4.4%
5.3% Japan Asia
3.0% 9.1%
USMCA
2020

USMCA
5.4% 6.4%
India India
5.3% 5.0%

China China
56.7% 56.2%

Others comprise: Others comprise:

Africa 0.9% Central and South America 2.1% Africa 2.0% Central and South America 2.2%
Middle East 2.4% Australia and New Zealand 0.3% Middle East 2.6% Australia and New Zealand 0.3%

Apparent steel use (consumption) per capita 2020 (kilograms)

Netherlands Germany
251.9 370.9
Sweden
350.0
United Kingdom Russia
132.1 Poland Ukraine 291.4
Canada 339.9 105.5
323.1 Belgium-Luxbrg South Korea
352.5 Romania 954.9
220.9
USA Turkey
241.8 France 349.6 Japan
China 415.7
178.2 Iran 691.3
Italy 204.9
Spain Egypt
Mexico 328.6 Taiwan, China
168.4 250.1 94.7 India 777.0
64.2
Austria
405.1
Venezuela
3.0
Czechia
616.3

Brazil Oceania
99.9 145.4

South Africa
Argentina 67.0
79.5

Steel is a permanent material.

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