Global crude steel production in November reached 146.8 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 0.8%.

In recent days, the World Steel Association released global crude steel production data. In November 2024, the crude steel production of 71 countries/regions included in the World Steel Association's statistics reached 146.8 million tons, an increase of 0.8% year-on-year. Among the top ten countries in crude steel production in November, China produced 78.4 million tons, an increase of 2.5% year-on-year; India produced 12.4 million tons, an increase of 4.5% year-on-year; Japan produced 6.9 million tons, a decrease of 3.1% year-on-year; the United States produced 6.4 million tons, a decrease of 2.8% year-on-year; Russia's estimated crude steel production was 5.5 million tons, a decrease of 9.2% year-on-year. Crude steel production by region: In November 2024, Africa produced 1.8 million tons of crude steel, a decrease of 5.0% year-on-year; Asia and Oceania produced 107.4 million tons of crude steel, an increase of 2.0% year-on-year; the EU (27 countries) produced 10.7 million tons of crude steel, an increase of 3.9% year-on-year; other European countries produced 3.4 million tons of crude steel, a decrease of 5.5% year-on-year; the Middle East produced 5.1 million tons of crude steel, an increase of 2.7% year-on-year; North America produced 8.5 million tons of crude steel, a decrease of 5.2% year-on-year; Russia and other CIS countries + Ukraine produced 6.5 million tons of crude steel, a decrease of 7.8% year-on-year; South America produced 3.4 million tons of crude steel, a decrease of 3.4% year-on-year. Table 1: Crude steel production by region The data submitted by the 71 countries/regions mentioned above accounted for 98% of global crude steel production in 2023. The countries and regions included in the table are: Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Africa, Tunisia Asia and Oceania: Australia, China, India, Japan, Mongolia, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam EU (27 countries): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden Other European countries: North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Turkey, United Kingdom Middle East: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yemen North America: Canada, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, United States Russia and other CIS countries + Ukraine: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine South America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela Top ten countries in crude steel production In November 2024, China produced 78.4 million tons of crude steel, an increase of 2.5% year-on-year; India produced 12.4 million tons, an increase of 4.5% year-on-year; Japan produced 6.9 million tons, a decrease of 3.1% year-on-year; the United States produced 6.4 million tons, a decrease of 2.8% year-on-year; Russia's estimated crude steel production was 5.5 million tons, a decrease of 9.2% year-on-year; South Korea produced 5.2 million tons, a decrease of 3.6% year-on-year; Germany produced 2.9 million tons, an increase of 8.6% year-on-year; Turkey produced 3.0 million tons, an increase of 0.7% year-on-year; Brazil produced 2.8 million tons, an increase of 1.9% year-on-year; Iran produced 3.1 million tons, an increase of 0.1% year-on-year. Table 2: Top ten countries in crude steel production e - Estimated value. Rankings are based on cumulative crude steel production for the year.