Pig iron production by country
United States: 21.0 Mt in 2025, 8th of 15 countries and territories with data (highest first).
Highest: 
China (830.0 Mt, 2025) · Lowest: 
Mexico (1.0 Mt, 2024) · 15 countries and territories with data.
Iron extracted from iron ore in blast furnaces. Only the main producing countries for which the USGS reports figures are compared; the latest year is an estimate.
Ranking
Latest value for each country (within 5 years).
Over time
United States: rank over time
Rank among the countries with data in each year (highest first).
World ranking (highest first)
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 830.0 Mt | 2025 |
| 2 |  India | 98.0 Mt | 2025 |
| 3 |  Japan | 59.0 Mt | 2025 |
| 4 |  Russia | 47.0 Mt | 2025 |
| 5 |  South Korea | 41.0 Mt | 2025 |
| 6 |  Brazil | 28.0 Mt | 2025 |
| 7 |  Germany | 25.0 Mt | 2025 |
| 8 |  United States | 21.0 Mt | 2025 |
| 9 |  Vietnam | 14.0 Mt | 2025 |
| 10 |  Türkiye | 10.0 Mt | 2025 |
| 11 |  Canada | 6.0 Mt | 2024 |
| 12 |  Ukraine | 6.0 Mt | 2024 |
| 13 |  Iran | 4.0 Mt | 2025 |
| 14 |  Italy | 3.0 Mt | 2024 |
| 15 | Mexico | 1.0 Mt | 2024 |
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries, Iron and Steel chapter (entered by hand and updated once a year). License: public domain (U.S. Government work, CC0). Data retrieved: 2026-10-28.
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