December 2023 crude steel production and 2023 global crude steel production totals

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December 2023 crude steel production and 2023 global crude steel production totals

December 2023 crude steel production

World crude steel production for the 71 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 135.7 million tonnes (Mt) in December 2023, a 5.3% decrease compared to December 2022.

Crude steel production by region

  Dec 2023 (Mt) % change Dec 23/22 Jan-Dec 2023 (Mt) % change Jan-Dec 23/22
Africa 1.9 17.7 22 5.7
Asia and Oceania 96.4 -9.7 1,367.20 0.7
EU (27) 9.1 2.7 126.3 -7.4
Europe, Other 3.9 19.4 41.7 -4.6
Middle East 4.9 9.6 53.2 1.3
North America 9.3 5.3 109.6 -1.7
Russia & other CIS + Ukraine 7.1 11.8 88.1 4.5
South America 3.2 -3.2 41.5 -5.7
Total 71 countries 135.7 -5.3 1,849.70 -0.1
The 71 countries included in this table accounted for approximately 98% of total world crude steel production in 2022.
 
Regions and countries covered by the table:
 
Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Africa, Tunisia
Asia and Oceania: Australia, China, India, Japan, Mongolia, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Korea, Taiwan (China), Thailand, Viet Nam
European Union (27): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Europe, Other: Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Türkiye, United Kingdom
Middle East: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
North America: Canada, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, United States
Russia & other CIS + Ukraine: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine
South America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela

Top 10 steel-producing countries

  Dec 2023 (Mt)   % change Dec 23/22 Jan-Dec 2023 (Mt) % change Jan-Dec 23/22
China 67.4   -14.9 1,019.10 0
India 12.1   9.5 140.2 11.8
Japan 7   1.1 87 -2.5
United States 6.8   7.6 80.7 0.2
Russia 6 e 4.3 75.8 5.6
South Korea 5.4   2.7 66.7 1.3
Germany 2.6   -2.3 35.4 -3.9
Türkiye 3.2   21.2 33.7 -4
Brazil 2.5   0.9 31.9 -6.5
Iran 2.9   12.1 31.1 1.8

e – estimated. Ranking of the top 10 producing countries is based on year-to-date aggregate

 

2023 global crude steel production totals

Total world crude steel production was 1,882.7 Mt in 2023. 

2023 global crude steel production 

Rank Country 2023.0  2022.0  %2023/2022
1 China 1019.1  1018.0  0.1
2 India 140.2  125.4  11.8
3 Japan 87.0  89.2  -2.5
4 United States 80.7  80.5  0.2
5 Russia (e) 75.8  71.7  5.6
6 South Korea 66.7  65.8  1.3
7 Germany 35.4  36.9  -3.9
8 Turkey 33.7  35.1  -4
9 Brazil 31.9  34.1  -6.5
10 Iran 31.1  30.6  1.8
11 Italy 21.1  21.6  -2.4
12 Viet Nam (e) 19.0  20.0  -5
13 Taiwan, China (e) 18.9  20.8  -8.9
14 Mexico (e) 16.3  18.4  -11.6
15 Indonesia (e) 16.0  15.6  2.8
16 Canada (e) 12.3  12.1  1.3
17 Spain 11.3  11.6  -2.7
18 Egypt 10.4  9.8  5.4
19 France 10.0  12.1  -17.4
20 Saudi Arabia 9.9  9.9  0.8
21 Malaysia (e) 7.5  7.2  4.1
22 Austria 7.1  7.5  -5
23 Poland (e) 6.4  7.4  -13.1
24 Ukraine 6.2  6.3  -0.6
25 Belgium (e) 5.9  7.0  -16.1
26 United Kingdom 5.6  6.0  -6.5
27 Bangladesh (e) 5.5  5.2  5.8
28 Australia 5.5  5.6  -2.9
29 Pakistan (e) 5.3  6.0  -11.3
30 Thailand (e) 5.0  5.3  -6.7
31 Argentina 4.9  5.1  -3.2
32 South Africa 4.9  4.4  10.6
33 Netherlands 4.7  6.1  -23.9
34 Slovakia (e) 4.5  3.9  15.4
35 Algeria 4.4  4.3  2.8
36 Sweden 4.3  4.4  -3.3
37 Kazakhstan 3.9  4.1  -5.5
38 Finland 3.8  3.5  7.7
39 Czechia 3.4  4.3  -21.1
40 United Arab Emirates 3.2  3.2  0.8
  Others 39.6  41.4  -4.4
  World 1888.2  1887.6  0

e – annual figure estimated using partial data or non-worldsteel resources.

Source: Worldsteel

 

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