The document provides statistics on world crude steel production in 2013 compared to 2012. It shows that global steel production increased 3.5% in 2013, with Asia seeing the largest increase at 6%. China remained the top steel producing country, with output rising 7.5% to 779 million tonnes. Japan was the second largest producer, while US production fell 2%. European production declined overall by 2%, with the largest drops in Italy and Germany seeing no change.

1. World Crude Steel Production - Summary
23 January 2014
megatonnes (Mt) 2013 2012 %2013/2012
Europe 313.1 319.5 -2.0
of which:
EU (27) 165.6 168.6 -1.8
CIS 108.9 111.0 -1.8
North America 119.3 121.6 -1.9
of which:
United States 87.0 88.7 -2.0
South America 46.0 46.4 -0.8
Africa 16.0 15.3 4.6
Middle East 26.3 24.7 6.8
Asia 1 080.9 1 019.6 6.0
of which:
China* 779.0 724.7 7.5
Japan 110.6 107.2 3.1
Australia/New Zealand 5.5 5.8 -4.5
World 1 607.2 1 552.9 3.5
* - as reported by China Iron and Steel Association/ National Bureau of Statistics in the January 2014 monthly statistics.
Annual data will be published in the Chinese Statistical Yearbook late 2014.

2. The Largest Steel Producing Countries
megatonnes (Mt)
Rank 2013 2012 %2013/2012
1 China* 779.0 724.7 7.5
2 Japan 110.6 107.2 3.1
3 United States 87.0 88.7 -2.0
4 India 81.2 77.3 5.1
5 Russia 69.4 70.4 -1.5
6 South Korea 66.0 69.1 -4.4
7 Germany 42.6 42.7 0.0
8 Turkey 34.7 35.9 -3.4
9 Brazil 34.2 34.5 -1.0
10 Ukraine 32.8 33.0 -0.5
11 Italy 24.1 27.3 -11.7
12 Taiwan, China 22.3 20.7 8.0
13 Mexico (e) 18.4 18.1 1.8
14 France 15.7 15.6 0.5
15 Iran 15.4 14.5 6.6
16 Spain 13.7 13.6 0.7
17 Canada (e) 12.5 13.5 -7.8
18 United Kingdom 11.9 9.6 23.8
19 Poland 8.0 8.4 -4.9
20 Austria 7.9 7.4 7.0
21 South Africa (e) 7.2 6.9 4.1
22 Belgium 7.1 7.3 -2.9
23 Egypt 6.8 6.6 1.9
24 Netherlands (a) 6.7 6.9 -2.4
25 Malaysia (e) 5.9 5.6 5.1
26 Viet Nam 5.6 5.3 4.8
27 Saudi Arabia 5.4 5.2 2.9
28 Argentina 5.2 5.0 3.8
29 Czech Republic 5.2 5.1 2.0
30 Australia (a) 4.6 4.9 -5.1
31 Slovakia 4.5 4.4 2.4
32 Sweden 4.4 4.3 1.8
33 Finland 3.5 3.8 -6.5
34 Thailand (e) 3.5 3.3 5.2
35 Kazakhstan (a) 3.3 3.7 -9.6
36 Romania 2.9 3.3 -11.5
37 United Arab Emirates (e) 2.9 2.4 19.5
38 Indonesia (e) 2.4 2.3 6.5
39 Venezuela 2.3 2.4 -4.6
40 Byelorussia (a) 2.3 2.7 -16.3
Others 28.4 29.5 -4.0
World 1 607.2 1 552.9 3.5
23 January 2014
a - estimate based on 11 months
e - annual figure estimated using partial data or non-worldsteel resources
* - as reported by China Iron and Steel Association/ National Bureau of Statistics in the January 2014 monthly statistics.
Annual data will be published in the Chinese Statistical Yearbook late 2014.

3. Monthly crude steel production in the 65 countries included in the report, in thousands of tonnes.
December December % change
2013 2012 Dec-13/12 2013 2012 % change
Austria 672 575 16.9 7 943 7 421 7.0
Belgium 507 547 -7.2 7 093 7 301 -2.9
Bulgaria 45 e 40 12.2 522 632 -17.4
Czech Republic 406 396 2.4 5 171 5 072 2.0
Finland 311 290 7.2 3 517 3 759 -6.5
France 1 188 972 22.3 15 685 15 609 0.5
Germany 3 456 3 063 12.8 42 641 42 661 0.0
Greece 100 e 66 51.5 1 055 1 247 -15.4
Hungary 64 108 -40.8 883 1 542 -42.7
Italy 1 786 1 710 4.4 24 058 27 257 -11.7
Luxembourg 140 147 -4.7 2 075 2 207 -6.0
Netherlands 616 e 595 3.4 6 713 6 879 -2.4
Poland 640 549 16.5 7 957 8 366 -4.9
Slovakia 395 302 30.8 4 511 4 403 2.4
Slovenia 44 25 72.2 618 632 -2.2
Spain 911 816 11.6 13 740 13 639 0.7
Sweden 352 314 12.2 4 404 4 326 1.8
United Kingdom 1 105 822 34.5 11 855 9 579 23.8
Other E.U. (27) (e) 385 e 431 -10.7 5 160 6 055 -14.8
European Union (27) 13 124 11 771 11.5 165 601 168 590 -1.8
Bosnia-Herzegovina 68 65 4.8 722 700 3.1
Croatia 10 e 0 4084.1 125 1 12203.1
Macedonia 0 e 30 -100.0 100 217 -53.9
Norway 49 41 21.4 605 700 -13.6
Serbia 0 0 .. 396 346 14.6
Turkey 2 899 2 845 1.9 34 658 35 885 -3.4
Other Europe 3 026 2 981 1.5 36 606 37 848 -3.3
Byelorussia 160 e 205 -22.1 2 250 2 689 -16.3
Kazakhstan 345 e 167 106.3 3 325 3 676 -9.5
Moldova 35 e 35 -0.6 185 335 -44.8
Russia 5 842 5 626 3.8 69 402 70 426 -1.5
Ukraine 2 715 2 607 4.2 32 824 32 975 -0.5
Uzbekistan 60 e 53 14.0 755 736 2.6
C.I.S. (6) 9 157 8 693 5.3 108 741 110 838 -1.9
Canada 1 050 e 1 022 2.8 12 460 13 507 -7.8
Cuba 30 e 23 28.8 315 274 15.0
El Salvador 10 e 5 92.3 115 72 59.1
Guatemala 30 e 33 -8.3 370 334 11.1
Mexico 1 625 e 1 550 4.8 18 420 18 095 1.8
Trinidad and Tobago 57 60 -4.3 616 628 -1.9
United States 7 197 7 171 0.4 86 955 88 695 -2.0
North America 9 999 9 863 1.4 119 251 121 605 -1.9
Argentina 434 334 29.9 5 186 4 995 3.8
Brazil 2 655 2 552 4.0 34 178 34 524 -1.0
Chile 100 e 128 -21.9 1 325 1 672 -20.7
Colombia 120 e 90 33.8 1 295 1 305 -0.8
Ecuador 55 e 27 100.3 565 425 32.9
Paraguay 5 e 5 1.4 45 44 2.2
Peru 95 e 87 9.3 1 090 981 11.1
Uruguay 10 e 3 237.2 90 76 19.1
Venezuela 150 e 115 30.6 2 250 2 355 -4.5
South America 3 624 3 341 8.5 46 023 46 377 -0.8
Algeria 35 e 65 -46.0 440 557 -20.9
Egypt 562 587 -4.2 6 754 6 627 1.9
Libya 70 49 41.6 715 315 126.9
Morocco 27 56 -52.9 558 539 3.5
South Africa 615 e 446 37.9 7 220 6 939 4.0
Africa 1 309 1 203 8.8 15 687 14 978 4.7
Iran 1 350 1 189 13.6 15 422 14 463 6.6
Qatar 162 176 -8.0 2 236 2 145 4.2
Saudi Arabia 461 451 2.2 5 352 5 203 2.9
United Arab Emirates 240 239 0.4 2 878 2 408 19.5
Middle East 2 214 2 055 7.7 25 888 24 219 6.9
China 62 350 58 545 6.5 779 040 724 688 7.5
India 6 908 6 530 5.8 81 213 77 264 5.1
Japan 9 336 8 567 9.0 110 570 107 232 3.1
South Korea 5 857 5 763 1.6 66 008 69 073 -4.4
Taiwan, China 1 880 e 1 767 6.4 22 320 20 653 8.1
Asia 86 332 81 171 6.4 1 059 151 998 911 6.0
Australia 327 e 368 -11.2 4 645 4 893 -5.1
New Zealand 80 e 83 -3.2 900 912 -1.3
Oceania 407 450 -9.7 5 545 5 805 -4.5
Total 65 countries* 129 191 121 529 6.3 1 582 493 1 529 170 3.5
* - the 65 countries included in this table accounted for approximately 99% of total world crude steel production in 2012
e - estimated
12 months