Crude steel production in March 2021

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 169.2 million tonnes (Mt) in March 2021, a 15.2% increase compared to March 2020.

Crude steel production by region

Global crude steel production was 486.9 Mt in the first three months of 2021, up by 10.0% compared to the same period in 2020.

Asia and Oceania produced 356.9 Mt of crude steel in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of 13.2% over the first quarter of 2020.

The EU (27) produced 37.8 Mt of crude steel in the first quarter of 2021, up by 3.1% compared to the same quarter of 2020.

North America’s crude steel production in the first three months of 2021 was 28.1 Mt, a decrease of 5.2% compared to the first quarter of 2020.

The CIS produced 26.2 Mt of crude steel in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of 3.1% over the first quarter of 2020.

The 64 countries included in this table accounted for approximately 98% of total world crude steel production in 2020. Regions and countries covered by the table:

• Africa: Egypt, Libya, South Africa
• Asia and Oceania: Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Korea, Taiwan (China), Vietnam
• CIS: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
• European Union (27)
• Europe, Other: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Turkey, United Kingdom
• Middle East: Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
• North America: Canada, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, United States
• South America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela

Top 10 steel-producing countries

In March 2021, China’s crude steel output was 94 million tons, an increase of 19.1%; India’s crude steel output was 1 million tons, an increase of 23.9% year-on-year; Japan’s crude steel output was 830,000 tons, an increase of 4.6% year-on-year; US crude steel production 7.1%, an increase of 1.0% year-on-year; German crude steel production is expected to be 660,000 tons, an increase of 10.4% year-on-year; Turkish crude steel production is 340,000, an increase of 9.2% year-on-year; Brazil’s crude steel production is 230,000 tons, an increase of 4.1% year-on-year ; Iran’s crude steel output was 260,000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 10.7%.