Global crude steel production in December 2021

In December 2021, the crude steel output of the 64 countries included in the statistics of the World Steel Association was 158.7 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 3.0%.

The top ten countries in crude steel production

In December 2021, China’s crude steel output was 86.2 million tons, down 6.8% year-on-year;

India’s crude steel output was 10.4 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 0.9%;

Japan’s crude steel output was 7.9 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 5.4%;

U.S. crude steel output was 7.2 million tons, an increase of 11.9% year-on-year;

The estimated output of crude steel in Russia is 6.6 million tons, flat year-on-year;

South Korea’s crude steel output was 6 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 1.1%;

German crude steel output was 3.1 million tons, an increase of 0.1% year-on-year;

Turkey’s crude steel output was 3.3 million tons, down 2.3% year-on-year;

Brazil’s crude steel output was 2.6 million tons, down 11.4% year-on-year;

Iran’s crude steel output is estimated at 2.8 million tons, up 15.1% year-on-year.

Global crude steel production in 2021

In 2021, the global crude steel output will be 1.9505 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 3.7%.