Steel excess capacity vs Steel demand growth

In 2025, steel excess capacity worldwide was 640 million tonnes; steel demand growth was 0.2%.

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Steel excess capacity

Unit: million tonnes · 1 observation

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Steel excess capacitySteel excess capacity. 1 observations from 2025 to 2025, ranging from 640 million tonnes to 640 million tonnes. million tonnes 0 200 400 600 800 31 Dec 2 Jan 2025 640
Steel excess capacitySteel excess capacity. 1 observations from 2025 to 2025, ranging from 640 million tonnes to 640 million tonnes. million tonnes 0 200 400 600 800 31 Dec 2 Jan 2025 640
Steel excess capacitySteel excess capacity. 1 observations from 2025 to 2025, ranging from 640 million tonnes to 640 million tonnes. million tonnes 0 200 400 600 800 31 Dec 2 Jan 2025 640
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Steel excess capacity
Period Type Value
2025 Estimate 640 million tonnes
Source: AISI · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

Steel demand growth

Unit: % · 1 observation

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Steel demand growthSteel demand growth. 1 observations from 2025 to 2025, ranging from 0.2% to 0.2%. % 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 31 Dec 2 Jan 2025 0.2%
Steel demand growthSteel demand growth. 1 observations from 2025 to 2025, ranging from 0.2% to 0.2%. % 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 31 Dec 2 Jan 2025 0.2%
Steel demand growthSteel demand growth. 1 observations from 2025 to 2025, ranging from 0.2% to 0.2%. % 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 31 Dec 2 Jan 2025 0.2%
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Steel demand growth
Period Type Value
2025 Actual 0.2%
Source: worldsteel · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

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Period Steel excess capacity Steel demand growth
2025 640 million tonnes 0.2%

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Steel excess capacity

Volume of crude steelmaking capacity in excess of global steel demand.

2 observations in Global · source organisations: AISI

Steel demand growth

Annual percentage change in steel demand.

3 observations in Global · source organisations: worldsteel

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