Iron and Steel: Production

(asked on 22nd April 2025) - View Source

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.


Answered by
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch Portrait
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
This question was answered on 7th May 2025

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

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