According to World Steel Association (Worldsteel) data, Türkiye's per capita steel consumption increased from 443.2 kilograms in 2023 to 443.6 kilograms in 2024.
In Asia, some decreases in per capita steel consumption were observed. South Korea saw its consumption decrease from 1,012.6 kilograms in 2023 to 923.5 kilograms in 2024. Taiwan, on the other hand, increased its per capita consumption from 727.2 kilograms to 745.7 kilograms. In China, consumption decreased from 634.9 kilograms to 601.1 kilograms, while India increased from 93 kilograms to 102.6 kilograms.
Across Europe, steel consumption per capita mostly decreased. In Germany, consumption decreased from 339.7 kilograms to 312.7 kilograms. In Italy, it decreased from 398.5 kilograms to 388.5 kilograms, while in the Czech Republic it decreased slightly from 534.1 kilograms to 532.3 kilograms. In Austria, consumption declined from 347 kilograms to 335.9 kilograms. However, Poland was among the countries showing an increase, moving up from 287.6 kilograms to 320.5 kilograms. In France, per capita consumption climbed from 173.6 kilograms to 177.1 kilograms. Spain recorded a remarkable increase from 266.2 kilograms to 283.9 kilograms.
The general downward trend continued in the Americas. In the US, per capita consumption decreased from 266.3 to 260.6 kilograms, while in Canada it went down from 331.9 to 329.4 kilograms. In Mexico, the decline was more pronounced, from 226 kilograms to 213.5 kilograms.
Moderate increases were seen in the Middle East and Africa. Iran increased its per capita steel consumption from 219.2 kilograms to 224.8 kilograms. In Egypt, consumption jumped from 76.2 kilograms to 80.9 kilograms. South Africa was the only country in the region to experience a decline, decreasing its consumption from 72.8 kilograms to 70.6 kilograms.
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