Global pig iron production in 2022 and 2023

June 10, 2024June 6, 2024 admin Ironmaking

million tonnes

	Production 2022	Production 2023		– Exports 2023	+ Imports 2023	= Apparent Consumption 2023
Austria	5.8	5.5		0.0	0.0	5.5
Belgium-Luxembourg	4.4	3.6		0.0	0.1	3.7
Czechia	3.4	2.7		0.0	0.1	2.7
Finland	1.9	2.2		0.0	0.0	2.2
France	8.2	6.2		0.1	0.1	6.2
Germany	23.9	23.6		0.2	0.2	23.6
Hungary	0.5	0.2		0.0	0.0	0.2
Italy	3.5	3.1		0.0	1.6	4.6
Netherlands	5.5	4.1		0.3	0.4	4.2
Poland	3.1	2.7		0.1	0.2	2.8
Romania	1.5	0.6		0.0	0.0	0.6
Spain	3.4	3.0		0.0	0.2	3.3
Sweden	2.8	2.9		0.0	0.0	3.0
Other EU (27) ^e	3.2	3.6		0.1	0.2	3.7
European Union (27)	70.9	64.1		0.9	3.2	66.4
Türkiye	9.1	8.7		0.1	1.4	10.0
United Kingdom	4.8	4.5		0.0	0.0	4.5
Others	1.9	1.8	e	0.0	0.0	1.7
Other Europe	15.8	15.0		0.1	1.4	16.3
Kazakhstan	2.9	2.7	e	0.0	0.0	2.7
Russia	51.6	54.6	e	3.4	0.0	51.2
Ukraine	6.4	6.0		1.2	0.0	4.8
Other CIS	0.0	0.0	e	0.0	0.0	0.0
Russia & other CIS + Ukraine	60.9	63.3		4.7	0.0	58.7
Canada	5.8	5.8		0.1	0.0	5.8
Mexico	2.5	1.0		0.0	0.2	1.2
United States	20.0	20.6		0.0	4.4	25.0
Other North America	0.0	0.0	e	0.0	0.0	0.0
North America	28.3	27.4		0.1	4.5	31.9
Argentina	2.1	2.0		0.0	0.1	2.0
Brazil	26.8	25.7		3.9	0.0	21.8
Chile	0.6	0.6		0.0	0.0	0.6
Other South America	0.3	0.3	e	0.0	0.2	0.4
South America	29.7	28.5		3.9	0.2	24.9
South Africa	2.4	2.9		0.7	0.0	2.3
Other Africa	0.0	0.0	e	0.0	0.0	0.0
Africa	2.7	3.2		0.7	0.1	2.7
Iran	3.5	3.5	e	0.2	0.0	3.4
Other Middle East	0.0	0.0	e	0.0	0.0	0.0
Middle East	3.5	3.5		0.9	0.3	3.0
China	863.8	871.0		0.0	0.4	871.4
India	79.9	86.3		0.4	0.3	86.2
Japan	64.1	63.0		0.1	0.0	63.0
South Korea	42.7	45.2		0.1	0.3	45.4
Taiwan, China	13.4	12.2		0.0	0.4	12.6
Other Asia	20.6	21.9	e	0.2	0.6	22.3
Asia	1 084.6	1 099.7		0.8	2.1	1 100.9
Australia	3.7	3.5		0.0	0.0	3.5
New Zealand	0.6	0.6		0.0	0.0	0.6
Other Oceania	–	–		–	0.0	0.0
Oceania	4.3	4.1		0.1	0.0	4.0
World	1 300.7	1 309.0		12.1	11.9	1 308.7

(e) = estimate