The iron content of the total iron ore produced worldwide in 2023 amounted to an estimated 1.5 billion metric tons. Despite having registered a slight decline in recent years, this figure has risen consistently throughout the indicated period. Iron ore is the only source of primary iron.
Iron content of the iron ore production worldwide from 2010 to 2023
(in billion metric tons)
* Estimated.
Iron content indicates either reported weight of contained iron ore metal content as calculated based on surveyed and reported figures or estimates by respective country specialists.
This statistic was assembled using several editions of the report.
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US Geological Survey. (January 31, 2024). Iron content of the iron ore production worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in billion metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/589979/metal-content-of-the-global-iron-ore-production/
US Geological Survey. "Iron content of the iron ore production worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in billion metric tons)." Chart. January 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/589979/metal-content-of-the-global-iron-ore-production/
US Geological Survey. (2024). Iron content of the iron ore production worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in billion metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/589979/metal-content-of-the-global-iron-ore-production/
US Geological Survey. "Iron Content of The Iron Ore Production Worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in Billion Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/589979/metal-content-of-the-global-iron-ore-production/
US Geological Survey, Iron content of the iron ore production worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in billion metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/589979/metal-content-of-the-global-iron-ore-production/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Iron content of the iron ore production worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in billion metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, January 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/589979/metal-content-of-the-global-iron-ore-production/
