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[[File:World-Iron-Map3.png|thumb|550px|World iron ore production (thousands of tonnes) in 2013/2015:
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This is a '''list of countries by [[iron ore|iron ore production]]''' based on [[U.S. Geological Survey]] data.
This is a '''list of countries by [[iron ore|iron ore production]]''' based on [[U.S. Geological Survey]] data.{{efn|Data in the article is as of 2019, since iron ore production in many countries declined during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and hasn't fully recovered to pre-pandemic levels.}}


== List ==
== List ==
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! Rank !! Country !! data-sort-type="number"| Usable iron ore <br>production <br>(1000 tonnes) !! Year
! Rank !! Country !! data-sort-type="number"| Usable iron ore <br>production <br>(1000 tonnes) !! Year
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||| {{noflag}}World||align="right"| 2,500,000 || 2019
||| {{noflag}}World||align="right"| 2,500,000 || 2022
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|1|| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]]||align="right"| 930,000 || 2019
|1|| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]]||align="right"| 880,000 || 2023
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|2|| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Brazil]]||align="right"| 480,000 || 2019
|2|| {{flagicon|China}} [[China]]||align="right"| 659,000 || 2023
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|3|| {{flagicon|China}} [[China]]||align="right"| 350,000 || 2019
|2|| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Brazil]]||align="right"| 422,000 || 2023
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|4|| {{flagicon|India}} [[India]]||align="right"| 210,000 || 2019
|4|| {{flagicon|India}} [[India]]||align="right"| 285,000 || 2023
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|5|| {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia]]||align="right"| 99,000 || 2019
|5|| {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia]]||align="right"| 99,000 || 2019
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<ref name="usgs2017">{{cite web|title=Mineral Commodity Summaries 2020|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2020/mcs2020-iron-ore.pdf|access-date=2020-07-30|publisher=U.S. Geological Survey}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://prd-wret.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/atoms/files/myb1-2017-feore-adv.xlsx|title=2017 Annual Tables|publisher=USGS|year=2019-11-18}}</ref><ref name=usgsclarification>{{cite web|url=https://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/iron_ore/global_iron_ore_data.pdf|title=Global iron ore production data; Clarification of reporting from the USGS|publisher=U.S. Geological Survey|access-date=2017-08-21}}</ref>
<ref name="usgs2017">{{cite web|title=Mineral Commodity Summaries 2020|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2020/mcs2020-iron-ore.pdf|access-date=2020-07-30|publisher=U.S. Geological Survey}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://prd-wret.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/atoms/files/myb1-2017-feore-adv.xlsx|title=2017 Annual Tables|publisher=USGS|date=2019-11-18}}</ref><ref name=usgsclarification>{{cite web|url=https://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/iron_ore/global_iron_ore_data.pdf|title=Global iron ore production data; Clarification of reporting from the USGS|publisher=U.S. Geological Survey|access-date=2017-08-21}}</ref>


==Pig iron production==
==Pig iron production==
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* [[List of countries by steel production]]
* [[List of countries by steel production]]
* [[List of iron mines]]
* [[List of iron mines]]
* [[Iron-ore exports by country]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 08:37, 31 October 2023

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.[a]

List

Rank Land Usable iron ore
production
(1000 tonnes)
Year
 World 2,500,000 2022
1 Australien Australien 880,000 2023
2 China China 659,000 2023
2 Brasilien Brasilien 422,000 2023
4 Indien Indien 285,000 2023
5 Russland Russland 99,000 2019
6 Südafrika Südafrika 77,000 2019
7 Ukraine Ukraine 62,000 2019
8 Kanada Kanada 54,000 2019
9 Vereinigte Staaten Vereinigte Staaten 48,000 2019
10 Kasachstan Kasachstan 43,000 2019
11 Iran Iran 38,000 2019
12 Schweden Schweden 37,000 2019
13 Mexiko Mexiko 23,000 2019
14 Peru Peru 15,000 2019
15 Chile Chile 14,000 2019
16 Mauretanien Mauretanien 13,300 2017
17 Venezuela Venezuela 12,000 2017
18 Vietnam Vietnam 9,570 2017
19 Mongolei Mongolei 7,695 2017
20 Türkei Türkei 6,700 2017
21 North Korea North Korea 5,250 2017
22 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 4,720 2017
23 Malaysia Malaysia 3,920 2017
24 Neuseeland Neuseeland 3,490 2017
25 Österreich Österreich 2,800 2017
26 Griechenland Griechenland 2,284 2017
27 Liberia Liberia 1,930 2017
28 Bosnien und Herzegowina Bosnien und Herzegowina 1,622 2017
29 Kolumbien Kolumbien 715 2017
30 Algerien Algerien 600 2017
31 Pakistan Pakistan 547 2017
32 Ägypten Ägypten 500 2017
33 Südkorea Südkorea 310 2017
34 Tunesien Tunesien 200 2017
35 Laos Laos 110 2017
36 Togo Togo 60 2017
37 Bhutan Bhutan 28 2017
38 Marokko Marokko 15 2017

[1][2][3]

Pig iron production

This is a list of countries by pig iron production.

Pig Iron production (million metric tons):
Rank Land 1980 2013 2015
 World 506 1,168 1,180
1 China China 38 709 710
2 Japan Japan 87 84 84
3 Indien Indien 85 50 54
4 Russland Russland n/a 50 51
5 Südkorea Südkorea 5.6 41 47
6 Brasilien Brasilien 13 26 30
7 Deutschland Deutschland 36 27 28
8 Vereinigte Staaten Vereinigte Staaten 62 30 26
9 Ukraine Ukraine n/a 29 25
10 Vereinigtes Königreich Vereinigtes Königreich 6.2 9.4 9
other countries 246 91 101

[4][5]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Data in the article is as of 2019, since iron ore production in many countries declined during the COVID-19 pandemic and hasn't fully recovered to pre-pandemic levels.

References

  1. ^ "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2020" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  2. ^ 2017 Annual Tables. USGS. 2019-11-18.
  3. ^ "Global iron ore production data; Clarification of reporting from the USGS" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  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