The ten countries that produced the most crude steel in 2025, from China (960.8 million tonnes) to Iran (31.8 Mt), per World Steel Association data.
China produced the most crude steel in 2025, 960.8 million tonnes, about 52% of the world total of 1,849.4 Mt. India was second with 164.9 Mt and the United States third with 82.0 Mt, just ahead of Japan (80.7 Mt). The ranking uses World Steel Association figures for calendar year 2025, published January 2026.
This list ranks the ten countries that produced the most crude steel in calendar year 2025, in millions of metric tonnes. China made 960.8 Mt, a little over half of the world total, and more than the next nine countries combined (594.6 Mt). India is a distant but fast-growing second, and in 2025 the United States moved ahead of Japan into third place. All figures are from the World Steel Association (worldsteel), which compiles production reported by national steel associations and companies.
China produced 960.8 million tonnes of crude steel in 2025, about 52% of the world total of 1,849.4 Mt. Output fell from 1,005.1 Mt in 2024, the first year below one billion tonnes since 2019 in worldsteel's series.
India produced 164.9 Mt in 2025, up from 149.4 Mt in 2024, and is the world's second-largest producer by a wide margin. It made about 8.9% of world crude steel.
The United States produced 82.0 Mt in 2025, up from 79.5 Mt in 2024, which moved it ahead of Japan into third place.
Japan produced 80.7 Mt in 2025, down from 84.0 Mt in 2024, and dropped to fourth place behind the United States.
Russia produced 67.8 Mt in 2025, down from 71.0 Mt in 2024, according to the country table that Wikipedia sources to worldsteel. Russia's figures in worldsteel releases are partly estimates.
South Korea produced 61.9 Mt in 2025, down from 63.6 Mt in 2024.
Turkey (Türkiye) produced 38.1 Mt in 2025, up from 36.9 Mt in 2024, which put it ahead of Germany.
Germany produced 34.1 Mt in 2025, down from 37.3 Mt in 2024. It is still the largest producer in the European Union.
Brazil produced 33.3 Mt in 2025, down from 33.9 Mt in 2024, and is the largest producer in South America.
Iran produced 31.8 Mt in 2025, up slightly from 31.4 Mt in 2024. Vietnam was next at 24.7 Mt.
| # | Name | Region | Share of world 2025 (%) | 2024 output (Mt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | Asia | 52 | 1005.1 |
| 2 | India | Asia | 8.9 | 149.4 |
| 3 | United States | North America | 4.4 | 79.5 |
| 4 | Japan | Asia | 4.4 | 84 |
| 5 | Russia | Europe / Asia | 3.7 | 71 |
| 6 | South Korea | Asia | 3.3 | 63.6 |
| 7 | Turkey | Europe / Middle East | 2.1 | 36.9 |
| 8 | Germany | Europe | 1.8 | 37.3 |
| 9 | Brazil | South America | 1.8 | 33.9 |
| 10 | Iran | Middle East | 1.7 | 31.4 |
Countries are ranked by crude steel production in calendar year 2025, in million metric tonnes, as reported by the World Steel Association (worldsteel) in its 2025 annual production data (press release of 23 January 2026). worldsteel defines crude steel as steel in its first solid state after melting: ingots, semi-finished products and liquid steel for castings. Country figures are taken from the 2015-2025 table on Wikipedia's List of countries by steel production, which cites worldsteel's annual production data page; the China, India, United States, Japan, South Korea, Turkey and Germany figures were also checked against reporting of the worldsteel release. The 2024 figures and the world total (1,849.4 Mt) come from the same table. Share of world output is each country's 2025 figure divided by 1,849.4 Mt. Some national figures, including Russia's, are worldsteel estimates.
China, by a wide margin. It produced 960.8 million tonnes of crude steel in 2025, about 52% of the world total of 1,849.4 Mt, according to worldsteel.
worldsteel defines crude steel as steel in its first solid state after melting: ingots, semi-finished products and liquid steel for castings. It is the standard measure for comparing national steel output.
In 2025 China produced 960.8 Mt and the United States 82.0 Mt, so China's output was about 11.7 times the US figure.
It fell. worldsteel put world production at 1,849.4 Mt in 2025, down about 2% from 2024, mainly because of lower output in China and Europe.
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