major steel Producing countries, 2000 - 2001

Million Metric Tons Crude Steel Production

Country 2001 2000
  Rank Tonnage Rank Tonnage
China 1 148.9 1 127.2
Japan 2 102.9 2 106.4
United States 3 90.1 3 101.8
Russia 4 59 4 59.1
FR Germany 5 44.8 5 46.4
South Korea 6 43.9 6 43.1
Ukraine 7 33.1 7 31.8
India 8 27.3 9 26.9
Brazil 9 26.7 8 27.9
Italy 10 26.7 10 26.8
France 11 19.3 11 21
Taiwan, China 12 17.2 12 16.8
Spain 13 16.5 14 15.9
Canada 14 15.3 13 16.6
Turkey 15 15 17 14.3
United Kingdom 16 13.7 16 15.2
Mexico 17 13.3 15 15.6
Belgium 18 10.8 18 11.6
South Africa 19 8.8 20 8.5
Poland 20 8.8 19 10.5
Australia 21 7 21 7.1
Iran 22 6.9 22 6.6
Czech Republic 23 6.3 23 6.2
Netherlands 24 6 25 5.7
Austria 25 5.9 24 5.7
Sweden 26 5.5 26 5.2
Romania 27 4.9 27 4.8
Kazakhstan 28 4.7 28 4.8
Argentina 29 4.1 29 4.5
Slovakia 30 4 32 3.7
Finland 31 3.9 30 4.1
Venezuela 32 3.8 31 3.8
Egypt 33 3.8 36 2.8
Saudi Arabia 34 3.4 34 3
Indonesia (E) 35 3 35 2.8
Luxembourg 36 2.7 37 2.6
Others 28.8 30.8
World 847 847.6

Source: World Steel Association (WSA)

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