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Crude Steel Production by Country

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Crude Steel Production by Country
China produces more crude steel than the rest of the world combined, and its output has continued to climb since 2015 despite repeated government efforts to cap capacity. India is the clear growth story, rising by more than 80 per cent over the decade to overtake Japan, whose production fell by almost a quarter as domestic demand and export markets both weakened. Vietnam's more than fourfold increase is the steepest rise on the list.
Analysis

China (960.8), India (164.9) and United States (82) take the top three in Crude Steel Production (Million Metric Tons) in 2025. China alone accounts for more than the other 14 entities combined: 960.8 against 689.6 Crude Steel Production (Million Metric Tons). Only 1 of the 15 reaches even half the leader's figure (480.4 or more). Over 2015–2025 the steepest rise belongs to Vietnam: +333.3% (5.70 → 24.7). 7 of the 15 entities end the period lower than they started. China has held first place in every year covered here.

Key Findings

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China leads in Crude Steel Production (Million Metric Tons) with 960.80 in 2025.
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Vietnam grew fastest: +333.3% from 2015 to 2025 (5.70 → 24.70).
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Mexico declined most: -26.2% from 2015 to 2025 (18.30 → 13.50).
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Average Crude Steel Production (Million Metric Tons) in 2025: 110  ·  median: 34.
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2021 recorded the highest combined total across all categories.
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Gap in 2025: China is 71.2× larger than Mexico.

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Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

Admin
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Data Points
165
15 categories  ·  11 years
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Top Value
1,064.80
China
Crude Steel Production (Million Metric Tons) · 2020
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Metrics
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Crude Steel Production (Million Metric Tons)
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Period
2015 – 2025
11 years of data

Methodology & source

Coverage
15 entities · 2015–2025 (11 years) · 165 observations
Measure
Crude Steel Production (Million Metric Tons)
Last updated
16 September 2026
Compiled by
The ANYSTAT team
How the figures are calculated
  • Values are shown as reported by the source. Nothing is rescaled, rebased or converted — the only changes are thousand separators and decimals shown to two places.
  • Missing years are left empty rather than estimated — no interpolation, no carrying a previous year forward.
  • Change is measured between the first and last year in which an entity actually reported a value, so a series that starts late is not penalised for the years before it existed.
  • The compound annual rate is (last ÷ first)^(1 ÷ years) − 1, using those same two reported years.
  • Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2025.
  • An entity that reported nothing in the latest year is still listed — it follows the ranked entities in the table rather than being dropped.

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Rankings & Full Data

165 records · Crude Steel Production (Million Metric Tons) · ranked by 2025

✓ 165 sourced
# Category 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Change CAGR / yr Source
🥇 China 803.80 786.90 831.70 920 995.40 1,064.80 1,035.20 1,018 1,028.90 1,005.10 960.80 +19.5% +1.8%
🥈 India 89.60 95.50 101.50 109.30 111.40 100.30 118.20 125.30 140.80 149.40 164.90 +84% +6.3%
🥉 United States 78.90 78.50 81.60 86.60 87.80 72.70 85.80 80.50 81.40 79.50 82 +3.9% +0.4%
4 Japan 105.20 104.80 104.70 104.30 99.30 83.20 96.30 89.20 87 84 80.70 -23.3% -2.6%
5 Russia 71.10 70.50 71.30 72 71.70 71.60 77 71.50 76 71 67.80 -4.6% -0.5%
6 South Korea 69.70 68.60 71.10 72.50 71.40 67.10 70.40 65.80 66.70 63.60 61.90 -11.2% -1.2%
7 Turkey 31.50 33.20 37.50 37.30 33.70 35.80 40.40 35.10 33.70 36.90 38.10 +21% +1.9%
8 Germany 42.70 42.10 43.60 42.40 39.60 35.70 40.20 36.90 35.40 37.30 34.10 -20.1% -2.2%
9 Brazil 33.30 30.20 34.40 35.40 32.60 31.40 36.10 34.10 32 33.90 33.30 +0% +0%
10 Iran 16.10 17.90 21.80 24.50 25.60 29 28.30 30.60 30.70 31.40 31.80 +97.5% +7%
11 Vietnam 5.70 7.80 10.30 15.50 17.50 19.90 23 20 19.20 22 24.70 +333.3% +15.8%
12 Italy 22 23.30 24 24.50 23.20 20.40 24.40 21.60 21.10 20 20.70 -5.9% -0.6%
13 Indonesia 4.90 4.80 5.20 6.20 7.80 12.90 14.80 15.60 16.80 18.60 19 +287.8% +14.5%
14 Taiwan 21.40 21.80 23.20 23.20 22 21 23.20 20.80 19.10 19.20 17.10 -20.1% -2.2%
15 Mexico 18.30 19 20 20.20 18.40 16.80 18.50 18.40 16.40 13.80 13.50 -26.2% -3%

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