In 2022, Brazil's production of primary iron was estimated to reach 26.7 million metric tons, making it the main primary iron producing country in Latin America. It was trailed by Mexico, with an estimated primary iron production of over eight million tons that year.
Leading primary iron producing countries in Latin America in 2022 (in million metric tons)
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Alacero. (December 26, 2022). Leading primary iron producing countries in Latin America in 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1003083/leading-countries-production-primary-iron-latin-america/
Alacero. "Leading primary iron producing countries in Latin America in 2022 (in million metric tons)." Chart. December 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1003083/leading-countries-production-primary-iron-latin-america/
Alacero. (2022). Leading primary iron producing countries in Latin America in 2022 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1003083/leading-countries-production-primary-iron-latin-america/
Alacero. "Leading Primary Iron Producing Countries in Latin America in 2022 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1003083/leading-countries-production-primary-iron-latin-america/
Alacero, Leading primary iron producing countries in Latin America in 2022 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1003083/leading-countries-production-primary-iron-latin-america/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Leading primary iron producing countries in Latin America in 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Alacero, December 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1003083/leading-countries-production-primary-iron-latin-america/