Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total annual production of crude steel in tonnes by (1) the UK, (2) other G7 countries, (3) China, and (4) India, in 2024.
In 2024, the United Kingdom produced 4,011,973 tonnes of crude steel. The G7 countries collectively produced 247,817,568 tonnes of crude steel. Table 1 below provides detailed steel production figures for the rest of G7 countries. Meanwhile, China produced 1,005,090,000 tonnes of crude steel, and India produced 149,421,000 tonnes.
Table 1: Crude Steel Production by G7 Countries (excl. UK), 2024
Country | Crude steel production (tonnes) |
France | 10,754,987 |
Canada | 12,349,087 |
Italy | 20,001,983 |
Germany | 37,234,082 |
United States | 79,456,590 |
Japan | 84,008,866 |
Source: World Steel Association