Iron Ore Production by Country 2025

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Usable Ore Produced 2023 (tonnes)

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Country
Usable Ore Produced 2023 (tonnes)
Iron Content of Ore 2023 (t)
Australia960M584M
Brazil440M276M
China280M170M
India270M156M
Russia88M55.8M
Iran77M51.3M
Canada70M41.4M
South Africa61M40.5M
Kazakhstan53M8.9M
United States44M24.7M
Sweden38M27.7M
Ukraine36M21.3M
Peru19M12.9M
Chile18M11.1M
Turkey17M10.7M
Mauritania13M8M
Mexico12M6.8M
  • Data displayed in tonnes, also known as metric tons. One tonne = 1,000 kg, or approximately 2,204.6 lbs.
  • Iron ore is not 100% pure. As a result, the amount of usable iron ore produced in a given year is always nitably higher than the total iron content of the ore.
  • In addition to the listed countries, the rest of the world collectively produced 4,800,000 tons of usable iron ore in 2023, a decline from 5,720,000 tons in 2022. The iron content within this usable ore also decreased, dropping from 3,220,000 tons in 2022 to 2,700,000 tons in 2023. Additionally, the reserves held by these countries are estimated at 18,000,000 tons of crude ore, containing approximately 9,500,000 tons of iron content