Crude steel production by country
10 countrys ranked by latest published crude steel production for 2026. Built from the Crude steel production indicator; periods and sources are shown per row.
How this ranking is built. Indicator: Crude steel production · Industry: Steel and Basic Metals · Cut-off year: 2026 . Only verified, published records. Forecasts are not ranked . Countries without a 2026 observation are omitted — coverage is incomplete by design.
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Crude steel production by region
12 largest of 17 regions, periods differ
Estimate Latest available period per row; periods differ
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| Category | Period | Source | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global | July 2026 | worldsteel | Actual | 149.2 million tonnes |
| Asia-Pacific | May 2026 | worldsteel | Actual | 116.2 million tonnes |
| China | July 2026 | NBS China | Actual | 76.9 million tonnes |
| India | May 2026 | worldsteel | Actual | 14.1 million tonnes |
| European Union | January 2026 | worldsteel | Actual | 10.3 million tonnes |
| North America | May 2026 | worldsteel | Actual | 10.1 million tonnes |
| United States | May 2026 | worldsteel | Actual | 7.5 million tonnes |
| Japan | May 2026 | worldsteel | Actual | 7 million tonnes |
| Russian Federation | May 2026 | worldsteel | Estimate | 5.6 million tonnes |
| Korea, Republic of | May 2026 | worldsteel | Actual | 5.4 million tonnes |
| Middle East | May 2026 | worldsteel | Actual | 3.9 million tonnes |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | May 2026 | worldsteel | Actual | 3.5 million tonnes |
The table
Country ranking
Rank · country · value · year-on-year when both years exist · source. Values in million tonnes.
| # | Country | Value | YoY | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China CN | 76.9 million tonnes | — | July 2026 | NBS China |
| 2 | India IN | 14.1 million tonnes | — | May 2026 | worldsteel |
| 3 | United States US | 7.5 million tonnes | — | May 2026 | worldsteel |
| 4 | Japan JP | 7 million tonnes | — | May 2026 | worldsteel |
| 5 | Russian Federation RU | 5.6 million tonnes | — | May 2026 | worldsteel |
| 6 | Korea, Republic of KR | 5.4 million tonnes | — | May 2026 | worldsteel |
| 7 | Germany DE | 3.2 million tonnes | — | May 2026 | worldsteel |
| 8 | Brazil BR | 2.8 million tonnes | — | May 2026 | worldsteel |
| 9 | Iran IR | 2.6 million tonnes | — | January 2026 | worldsteel |
| 10 | Viet Nam VN | 2.6 million tonnes | — | May 2026 | worldsteel |
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StatOrigin. (2026). Crude steel production by country (2026). Retrieved from https://statorigin.org/rankings/crude-steel-production-by-country