List of countries by iron ore production

This is a list of countries by iron ore production in 2024 based on U.S. Geological Survey data.^[1]

Rank	Country	Usable iron ore production (million tonnes)	Iron content (million tonnes)
—	World	2,500	1,600
1	Australia	930	580
2	Brazil	440	280
3	China	270	170
4	India	270	170
5	Russia	91	53
6	Iran	90	59
7	South Africa	66	42
8	Canada	54	32
9	United States	48	30
10	Ukraine	42	26
11	Kazakhstan	30	9
12	Sweden	28	20
13	Peru	21	14
14	Chile	18	11
14	Turkey	18	11
15	Mauritania	15	9
16	Mexico	8	5
—	Rest of world	64	37

Note: "Usable iron ore" figures refer to the processed ore product suitable for steelmaking, not the raw extracted material. As such, countries with lower-grade ores like China extensively beneficiate magnetite ores (typically <30% Fe) to produce market-grade material (~60% Fe), making their usable ore output appear comparable to high-grade producers like Australia or Brazil. However, the efficiency, cost, and environmental impact of such beneficiation vary significantly.^[2]

Pig iron production

This is a list of countries by pig iron production in 2023.^[3]

Pig Iron production (million tonnes)

Rank	Country	2023
1	China	871.0
2	India	86.3
3	Japan	63.0
4	Russia	54.6
5	South Korea	45.2
6	Brazil	25.7
7	Germany	23.6
8	United States	20.6

See also

• List of countries by steel production
• List of iron mines
• Iron-ore exports by country

Notes