U.S. steel scrap exports 2022 | Statista

In 2022, the United States exported some 17.5 million metric tons of steel scrap, a drop of 2.4 percent compared to 2021 exports. The country consumed about 60 million metric tons of steel scrap in 2021.

Steel scrap exports from the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)

Characteristic	Exports in thousand metric tons
2022	17,478
2021	17,906
2020	16,874
2019	17,685
2018	17,332
2017	15,016
2016	12,819
2015	12,976
2014	15,340
2013	18,495
2012	21,397
2011	24,373
2010	20,557
2009	22,439
2008	21,712
2007	16,642
2006	13,978
2005	13,001
2004	11,899
2003	10,767
2002	8,950
2001	7,444
2000	5,761

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2023

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2000 to 2022

Supplementary notes

The values for 2000 through 2018 were taken from various editions of the Steel Statistical Yearbook, published by the World Steel Association.

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