附资料: In 2009, total world crude steel production was 1,219.7 million metric tonnes (mmt). The biggest steel producing country is currently China, which accounted for 46.6% of world steel production in 2009. In 2008 and 2009, output fell in the majority of steel producing countries as a result of the global recession.
This is a list of countries by steel production from 2007 to 2009, based on data provided by the World Steel Association, accessed in August 2010.
Crude steel production (million tonnes):
Rank Country/Region
2007
2008
2009
— World
1,351.3
1326.5
1,219.7
1 People's Republic of China
494.9
500.5
567.8
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— European Union
209.7
198.0
139.1
2 Japan
120.2
118.7
87.5
3 Russia
72.4
68.5
59.9
4 United States
98.1
91.4
58.1
Exports Top steel exporter in 2006 Rank Country Volume 1 China 51.7 2 Japan 34.6 3 European Union 32.4 4 Russia 31.5 5 Ukraine 30.6 6 Germany 29.2 7 Belgium 24.6 8 France 18.8 9 South Korea 18.0 10 Italy 17.1 11 Brazil 12.6
Top steel net exporter in 2006 Rank Country Volume 1 China 32.6 2 Japan 30.1 3 Ukraine 29.1 4 Russia 25.6 5 Brazil 10.7 6 Belgium 7.6 7 Germany 4.9 8 Slovakia 2.7 9 South Africa 2.6
People's Republic of China
European Union
Japan
Russia
United States