| Macro Region Iron (thousand tonnes on Dec 2017) |
| Asia | 74,692 | World Steel Association |
| North America | 3,335 | World Steel Association |
| Middle East | 2,958 | World Steel Association |
| South America | 2,840 | World Steel Association |
| Europe | 1,128 | World Steel Association |
| Africa | 969 | World Steel Association |
| Oceania | 399 | World Steel Association |
| Southeast Asia | 2 timeseries |
| Country Iron (thousand tonnes on Dec 2017) |
China is the top country by the production of scrap iron in the world. As of December 2017, the production of scrap iron in China was 54,723 thousand tonnes that accounts for 54.48% of the world's the production of scrap iron. The top 5 countries (others are India, Japan, Russian Federation, and Republic of Korea) account for 77.88% of it. The world's total the production of scrap iron was estimated at 100,442 thousand tonnes in December 2017.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.| China | 54,723 | World Steel Association |
| India | 8,592 | World Steel Association |
| Japan | 6,579 | World Steel Association |
| Russian Federation | 4,605 | World Steel Association |
| Republic of Korea | 3,721 | World Steel Association |
| Brazil | 2,411 | World Steel Association |
| Germany | 2,370 | World Steel Association |
| Iran | 2,059 | World Steel Association |
| Ukraine | 1,889 | World Steel Association |
| United States of America | 1,839 | World Steel Association |
| Taiwan Province of China | 1,076 | World Steel Association |
| France | 918 | World Steel Association |
| Turkey | 907 | World Steel Association |
| Mexico | 817 | World Steel Association |
| Canada | 679 | World Steel Association |
| United Kingdom | 557 | World Steel Association |
| Austria | 537 | World Steel Association |
| Netherlands | 514 | World Steel Association |
| South Africa | 468 | World Steel Association |
| Poland | 452 | World Steel Association |
| Egypt | 416 | World Steel Association |
| Belgium | 400 | World Steel Association |
| Italy | 399 | World Steel Association |
| United Arab Emirates | 361 | World Steel Association |
| Slovakia | 355 | World Steel Association |
| Spain | 352 | World Steel Association |
| Australia | 340 | World Steel Association |
| Argentina | 333 | World Steel Association |
| Kazakhstan | 331 | World Steel Association |
| Saudi Arabia | 327 | World Steel Association |
| Czech Republic | 325 | World Steel Association |
| Qatar | 210 | World Steel Association |
| Serbia | 146 | World Steel Association |
| Hungary | 117 | World Steel Association |
| Libya | 86 | World Steel Association |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 75 | World Steel Association |
| New Zealand | 60 | World Steel Association |
| Chile | 55 | World Steel Association |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 20 | World Steel Association |
| Colombia | 17 | World Steel Association |
| Paraguay | 4 | World Steel Association |
| Pakistan | 0 | World Steel Association |
| Peru | 0 | World Steel Association |
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