Global crude steel production in March 2025

World crude steel production for the 69 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 166.1 million tonnes (Mt) in March 2025, a 2.9% increase compared to March 2024.
In January 2025, the global crude steel production of 69 countries/regions included in the World Steel Association's statistics was 151.4 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 4.4%.
In February 2025, the global crude steel production of these 69 countries/regions was 144.7 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 3.4%.
March was the first month this year to see a year-on-year increase after consecutive declines.

Crude steel production by region

Africa produced 1.9 Mt in March 2025, up 0.6% on March 2024.
Asia and Oceania produced 123.6 Mt, up 3.9%.
The EU (27) produced 11.7 Mt, up 0.2%.
Europe, Other produced 3.6 Mt, down 7.2%.
The Middle East produced 5.3 Mt, up 1.9%.
North America produced 9.2 Mt, up 1.4%.
Russia & other CIS + Ukraine produced 7.1 Mt, down 3.5%.
South America produced 3.7 Mt, up 6.5%.

The 69 countries included in this table accounted for approximately 98% of total world crude steel production in 2024.

Regions and countries covered by the table:

Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Africa, Tunisia
Asia and Oceania: Australia, China, India, Japan, Mongolia, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Korea, Taiwan (China), Thailand, Viet Nam
European Union (27): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Europe, Other: Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Türkiye, United Kingdom
Middle East: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
North America: Canada, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, United States
Russia & other CIS + Ukraine: Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine
South America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
Top 10 steel-producing countries

China produced 92.8 Mt in March 2025, up 4.6% on March 2024.
India produced 13.8 Mt, up 7.0%.
Japan produced 7.2 Mt, up 0.2%.
The United States produced 6.7 Mt, down 1.5%.
Russia is estimated to have produced 6.2 Mt, down 3.2%.
South Korea produced 5.0 Mt, down 5.3%.
Türkiye produced 3.1 Mt, down 2.8%.
Germany is estimated to have produced 3.1 Mt, down 11.7%.
Brazil produced 2.9 Mt, up 6.6%.
Iran produced 3.3 Mt, up 3.7%.

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