The world's top 20 steel-producing countries in 2022

The World Steel Association (worldsteel) continues to publish its current data. Having recently announced the list of the world's top steel producing companies for 2022, the association also announced the top 20 steel producing countries for 2022. According to the data, which covers many commercial activities from steel production to consumption, iron ore to finished products with various graphics, world crude steel production decreased in 2022.

World crude steel production from 1950 to 2022 and the top 20 countries in global steel production

According to the graph, world crude steel production reached its highest level in more than 70 years in 2021, reaching 1 billion 962 million tons of crude steel production.

In 2022, world crude steel production fell to 1 billion 885 million tons.

China, which accounted for 46.8% of world steel production in 2012, will produce 54% of global crude steel production in 2022, multiplying its power to shape the markets.

The top 20 steel producing countries in the global market;

1. China
2. India
3. Japan
4. USA
5. Russia
6. South Korea
7. Germany
8. Turkey
9. Brazil
10. Iran
11. Italy
12. Taiwan
13. Vietnam
14. Mexico
15. Indonesia
16. France
17. Canada
18. Spain
19. Malaysia
20. Egypt