In 2023, 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 960 million metric tons of usable iron ore in 2023.
Production volume of usable iron ore worldwide from 2010 to 2023
(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. (January 29, 2024). Production volume of usable iron ore worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, 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 2023 (in million metric tons)." Chart. January 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/589945/iron-ore-production-gross-weight-worldwide/
US Geological Survey. (2024). Production volume of usable iron ore worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/589945/iron-ore-production-gross-weight-worldwide/
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Production volume of usable iron ore worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, January 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/589945/iron-ore-production-gross-weight-worldwide/
