List of countries by iron ore production

This is a list of countries by iron ore production in 2024 based on U.S. Geological Survey data.

Rank	Country	Usable iron ore production (× 1000 tonnes)	Iron content (× 1000 tonnes)
—	World	2,500,000	1,600,000
1	Australia	930,000	580,000
2	Brazil	440,000	280,000
3	China	270,000	170,000
4	India	270,000	170,000
5	Russia	91,000	53,000
6	Iran	90,000	59,000
7	South Africa	66,000	42,000
8	Canada	54,000	32,000
9	United States	48,000	30,000
10	Ukraine	42,000	26,000
11	Kazakhstan	30,000	9,200
12	Sweden	28,000	20,000
13	Peru	21,000	14,000
14	Chile	18,000	11,000
14	Turkey	18,000	11,000
15	Mauritania	15,000	9,400
16	Mexico	8,000	5,000
—	Rest of world	64,000	37,000

Note: "Usable iron ore" figures refer to the processed ore product suitable for steelmaking, not the raw extracted material. As such, countries with lower-grade ores like China extensively beneficiate magnetite ores (typically <30% Fe) to produce market-grade material (~60% Fe), making their usable ore output appear comparable to high-grade producers like Australia or Brazil. However, the efficiency, cost, and environmental impact of such beneficiation vary significantly.

Pig iron production

This is a list of countries by pig iron production in 2023.

Pig Iron production (million metric tons)

Rank	Country	2023
1	China	871.0
2	India	86.3
3	Japan	63.0
4	Russia	54.6
5	South Korea	45.2
6	Brazil	25.7
7	Germany	23.6
8	United States	20.6

See also

• List of countries by steel production
• List of iron mines
• Iron-ore exports by country