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April 2024 crude steel production

May. 30, 2024

World crude steel production for the 71 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 155.7 million tonnes (Mt) in April 2024, a 5.0% decrease compared to April 2023.


April 2024 crude steel production

Crude steel production by region


Africa produced 1.8 Mt in April 2024, up 1.4% on April 2023. Asia and Oceania produced 114.8 Mt, down 5.8%. The EU (27) produced 11.3 Mt, up 1.1%. Europe, Other produced 3.4 Mt, down 2.6%. The Middle East produced 4.6 Mt, down 8.2%. North America produced 8.9 Mt, down 5.2%. Russia & other CIS + Ukraine produced 7.4 Mt, down 3.5%. South America produced 3.4 Mt, down 3.9%.


Table 1. Crude steel production by region


April 2024 crude steel production


The 71 countries included in this table accounted for approximately 98% of total world crude steel production in 2023.


Regions and countries covered by the table:


Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Africa, Tunisia

Asia and Oceania: Australia, China, India, Japan, Mongolia, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Korea, Taiwan (China), Thailand, Viet Nam

European Union (27): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Europe, Other: Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Türkiye, United Kingdom

Middle East: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

North America: Canada, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, United States

Russia & other CIS + Ukraine: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine

South America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela


Top 10 steel-producing countries


China produced 85.9 Mt in April 2024, down 7.2% on April 2023. India produced 12.1 Mt, up 3.6%. Japan produced 7.1 Mt, down 2.5%. The United States produced 6.7 Mt, down 2.8%. Russia is estimated to have produced 6.2 Mt, down 5.7%. South Korea produced 5.1 Mt, down 10.4%. Germany is estimated to have produced 3.4 Mt, up 6.4%. Türkiye produced 2.8 Mt, up 4.5%. Brazil is estimated to have produced 2.7 Mt, down 2.1%. Iran is estimated to have produced 2.7 Mt, down 12.3%.


Table 2. Top 10 steel-producing countries


April 2024 crude steel production


e – estimated. Ranking of top 10 producing countries is based on year-to-date aggregate


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