In 2024, the total volume of usable iron ore produced worldwide amounted to an estimated 2.5 billion metric tons. The leading iron ore producing country that year was Australia, which produced 930 million metric tons of usable iron ore in 2024.
Production volume of usable iron ore worldwide from 2010 to 2024
(in million metric tons)
* Estimated.
Gross weight: represents total for all iron ore products used in steelmaking, unless otherwise noted, produced in the country, excluding agglomerates produced from imported iron ore.
This statistic was assembled using several editions of the mineral yearbook.
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US Geological Survey. (February 3, 2025). Production volume of usable iron ore worldwide from 2010 to 2024 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/589945/iron-ore-production-gross-weight-worldwide/
US Geological Survey. "Production volume of usable iron ore worldwide from 2010 to 2024 (in million metric tons)." Chart. February 3, 2025. Statista. Accessed March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/589945/iron-ore-production-gross-weight-worldwide/
US Geological Survey. (2025). Production volume of usable iron ore worldwide from 2010 to 2024 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/589945/iron-ore-production-gross-weight-worldwide/
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