In 2023, Australia was China's largest supplier of iron ore by a significant margin, accounting for around 84 billion U.S. dollars worth of iron ore imports to China. Brazil was the second-largest source of Chinese iron ore imports that year. Total iron ore imports in China amounted to around 133.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2023.
China's iron ore imports amounted to a total of approximately 1,106 million metric tons in 2022.
Import value of iron ore to China in 2023, by country of origin
(in million U.S. dollars)
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Trade Map. (April 10, 2024). Import value of iron ore to China in 2023, by country of origin (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070171/china-iron-ore-import-share-by-country/
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