【Ferro-alloys.com】: World crude steel production for the 70 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 151.4 million tonnes (Mt) in June 2025, a 5.8% decrease compared to June 2024.

Crude steel production

Africa produced 1.7 Mt in June 2025, up 3.0% on June 2024. Asia and Oceania produced 112.9 Mt, down 6.2%. The EU (27) produced 10.4 Mt, down 8.2%. Europe, Other produced 3.3 Mt, down 8.4%. The Middle East produced 4.3 Mt, down 4.9%. North America produced 8.7 Mt, up 1.2%. Russia & other CIS + Ukraine produced 6.7 Mt, down 8.8%. South America produced 3.5 Mt, up 1.3%.

Table 1. Crude steel production by region

The 70 countries included in this table accounted for approximately 98% of total world crude steel production in 2024.

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, 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 83.2 Mt in June 2025, down 9.2% on June 2024. India produced 13.6 Mt, up 13.3%. Japan produced 6.7 Mt, down 4.4%. The United States produced 6.9 Mt, up 4.6%. Russia is estimated to have produced 5.6 Mt, down 7.4%. South Korea produced 5.0 Mt, down 1.8%. Türkiye produced 2.9 Mt, down 3.5%. Germany produced 2.7 Mt, down 15.9%. Brazil produced 2.8 Mt, down -0.5%. Iran is estimated to have produced 2.2 Mt, down 15.5%.

Table 2. Top 10 steel-producing countries

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

• [Editor:Alakay]