Steel in Africa

Commodities Indicators
Production 1,900 thousand metric tonnes on Mar 2024 World Steel Association + 1 other
Steelmaking methods Production (thousand tonnes in 2019)
Electric arc furnace 13,256 World Steel Association
Oxygen-blown Converters 3,914 World Steel Association
Foreign Trade Indirect (thousand tonnes in 2018)
Imports 8,374 World Steel Association
Exports 2,309 World Steel Association
Africa
Africa 1,900 thousand metric tonnes on Mar 2024 World Steel Association + 1 other
Algeria 4,421 thousand tonnes in 2023 World Steel Association + 1 other
Angola 270 thousand tonnes in 2023 World Steel Association + 1 other
Cameroon 0 thousand tonnes in 2023 World Steel Association + 1 other
Côte d'Ivoire Production 2 timeseries
Democratic Republic of the Congo Production 4 timeseries
Egypt 10,353.62 thousand tonnes in 2023 World Steel Association + 1 other
Ethiopia 0 thousand tonnes in 2023 World Steel Association + 1 other
Ghana 400 thousand tonnes in 2023 World Steel Association + 1 other
Kenya 450 thousand tonnes in 2023 World Steel Association + 1 other
Libya Production 6 timeseries
Mali Production 1 timeseries
Mauritania Production 3 timeseries
Morocco 1,397 thousand tonnes in 2023 World Steel Association + 1 other
Nigeria 650 thousand tonnes in 2023 World Steel Association + 1 other
Senegal Production 2 timeseries
South Africa 4,870.99 thousand tonnes in 2023 World Steel Association + 1 other
Sudan Production 2 timeseries
Tunisia Production 5 timeseries
Uganda Production 4 timeseries
United Republic of Tanzania 140 thousand tonnes in 2023 World Steel Association + 1 other
Zimbabwe Production 2 timeseries
Commodities Natural resources Metals
Iron 2,700 thousand tonnes in 2022 World Steel Association
Steel 1,900 thousand metric tonnes on Mar 2024 World Steel Association + 1 other
Tin Production 1 timeseries
Commodities Natural resources Metals Steel (thousand tonnes)
Apparent steel use 41,728 in 2019 World Steel Association
Continuously-cast Production 1 timeseries
Finished steel products 35,810 in 2018 World Steel Association
Liquid Production 1 timeseries
Semi-finished and Finished Steel Products 5,905 in 2019 World Steel Association
True steel use Consumption Finished steel products 2 timeseries