Direct reduced iron World

1,641,700 thousand tonnes in 2021

Though World direct reduced iron fluctuated substantially in recent years, it tended to increase through 2009 - 2021 period ending at 1.64 million thousand tonnes in 2021.

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Macro Region (thousand tonnes in 2021)
Asia 1,413,500 World Steel Association
Middle East 30,200 World Steel Association
Europe 21,200 World Steel Association
North America 18,200 World Steel Association
Africa 12,900 World Steel Association
South America 6,200 World Steel Association
Oceania 900 World Steel Association
Central America and the Caribbean 2 timeseries
Southeast Asia 6 timeseries
Country (thousand tonnes)
Algeria Production 1 timeseries
Argentina 0 in 2017 World Steel Association
Australia 900 in 2021 World Steel Association
Austria 4,500 in 2021 World Steel Association
Bahrain Production 1 timeseries
Belarus 179 in 2017 World Steel Association
Belgium 125 in 2017 World Steel Association
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 in 2021 World Steel Association
Brazil 300 in 2021 World Steel Association
Bulgaria Exports Imports 1 timeseries
Canada 8,300 in 2021 World Steel Association
Chile 0 in 2021 World Steel Association
China 1,125,600 in 2021 World Steel Association
Czech Republic 6,000 in 2021 World Steel Association
Democratic People's Republic of Korea Exports Imports 1 timeseries
Denmark 6 in 2017 World Steel Association
Egypt 55 in 2017 World Steel Association
Finland 0 in 2017 World Steel Association
France 13,900 in 2021 World Steel Association
Germany 40,200 in 2021 World Steel Association
India 5,500 in 2021 World Steel Association
Indonesia 59 in 2017 World Steel Association
Iran 0 in 2010 World Steel Association
Italy 5,900 in 2021 World Steel Association
Japan 113,100 in 2021 World Steel Association
Kenya Production 1 timeseries
Liberia 0 in 2021 World Steel Association
Libya 1,100 in 2022 World Steel Association
Malaysia 35 in 2017 World Steel Association
Mauritania 0 in 2021 World Steel Association
Mexico 2,600 in 2021 World Steel Association
Netherlands 27,400 in 2021 World Steel Association
Norway 0 in 2021 World Steel Association
Oman 1,700 in 2022 World Steel Association
Pakistan Production 1 timeseries
Peru 0 in 2021 World Steel Association
Poland 5,700 in 2021 World Steel Association
Portugal 129 in 2017 World Steel Association
Qatar 1,600 in 2022 World Steel Association
Republic of Korea 74,200 in 2021 World Steel Association
Republic of Moldova 11 in 2014 World Steel Association
Romania 3,000 in 2021 World Steel Association
Russian Federation 7,700 in 2022 World Steel Association
Saudi Arabia 1,713 in 2017 World Steel Association
Slovakia 6,200 in 2021 World Steel Association
South Africa 0 in 2021 World Steel Association
Spain 5,700 in 2021 World Steel Association
Sweden 0 in 2021 World Steel Association
Trinidad and Tobago 1,600 in 2022 World Steel Association
Turkey 11,300 in 2021 World Steel Association
Ukraine 2 in 2017 World Steel Association
United Arab Emirates 0 in 2017 World Steel Association
United Kingdom 8,100 in 2021 World Steel Association
United States of America 5,400 in 2021 World Steel Association
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 in 2021 World Steel Association
Zambia Production 1 timeseries