List of countries by iron ore production

World iron ore production (thousands of tonnes) in 2008:

  500,000+

  100,000–500,000

  10,000–99,999

  1,000–9,999

  0–999

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

List

Rank	Country	Iron ore production (thousand tonnes)	year
	World	3,320,000	2015
1	China	1,380,000[1]	2015
2	Australia	824,000	2015
3	Brazil	428,000	2015
4	India	129,000	2015
5	Russia	112,000	2015
6	Ukraine	68,000	2015
7	South Africa	80,000	2015
8	United States	43,000	2015
9	Canada	39,000	2015
10	Sweden	37,000	2015
11	Iran	33,000	2015
12	Kazakhstan	25,000	2015
13	Chile	17,109	2013
14	Mexico	14,500	2013
15	Mauritania	13,000	2013
16	Venezuela	10,583	2013
17	Malaysia	10,000	2013
18	Peru	6,788	2013
19	Mongolia	6,011	2013
20	North Korea	5,300	2013
21	Turkey	4,500	2013
22	Norway	3,900	2013
23	Egypt	3,000	2013
24	Vietnam	2,830	2013
25	New Zealand	2,400	2013
26	Austria	2,100	2013
27	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2,100	2013
28	Greece	1,200	2013
29	Algeria	1,067	2013
30	Colombia	710	2013
31	South Korea	600	2013
32	Germany	450	2013
33	Pakistan	400	2013
34	Morocco	270	2013
35	Azerbaijan	220	2013
	other countries	<20

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Pig iron production

This is a list of countries by pig iron production.

Iron ore production (million metric tons):

Rank	Country	1980	2013	2015
	World	506	1,168	1,180
1	People's Republic of China	38	709	710
2	Japan	87	84	84
3	India	8.5	50	54
4	Russia	n/a	50	51
5	South Korea	5.6	41	47
6	Brazil	13	26	30
7	Germany	36	27	28
8	United States	62	30	26
9	Ukraine	n/a	29	25
10	United Kingdom	6.2	9.4	9
	other countries	246	91	101

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See also

• List of countries by steel production

References

1. ↑ crude ore
2. ↑ USGS 2016
3. ↑ USGS 2013
4. ↑ "World Steel Production 1980-2013" (PDF). World Steel Association. Nov 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2015. 
5. ↑ USGS 2016