Global crude steel production nosedived by 2 per cent at 1,849.4 million tonnes (mt) in 2025 when compared with 1,886.8 mt in 2024. China, the top producer, saw a drop of 4.4 per cent at 960.8 mt in steel production while India recorded an increase of 10.4 per cent in its output at 164.9 mt. US produced about 82 mt of steel, up 3.1 per cent.
In December 2025, the total world steel production plummeted 3.7 per cent to 139.6 million mt against 144.5 mt in the corresponding period a year ago.
China’s output was down 10.3 per cent at 68.2 mt in December, while India produced 14.8 mt of steel– an increase of 10.1 per cent.
When the US’s steel output saw a jump of 3.6 per cent to 6.9 mt, Japan’s steel production dipped 4.8 per cent to 6.6 mt. Russia’s steel production went south by 4.4 per cent at 5.8 mt. South Korea also saw a drop in its production at 5.2 mt, down 2.4 per cent and Iran’s output stands at 3 mt, a 16.2 per cent increase over corresponding years production. Türkiye’s output soared by 18.5 per cent to reach 3.5 mt while Germany’s steel production went down a tad by 0.2 per cent at 2.7 mt. Brazil produced 2.6 mt of steel, down 1.9 per cent.
Region wise, Africa saw its output plunged 0.3 per cent year-over-year at 1.9 mt in December 2025. Asia and Oceania’s steel production decreased by 6.3 per cent at 99.7 mt while the EU (27) saw its output go north by 3.9 per cent at 9.9 mt. Europe(Other) produced 3.8 mt of steel, an increase of 13.8 per cent. The West Asia saw its figures go up by 13.9 per cent at 5.3 mt and North America’s output surged 0.4 per cent at 9 mt. Russia & other CIS + Ukraine’s steel production slipped 2.7 per cent at 6.9 mt while South America produced 3.2 mt of steel, up 1.2 per cent.
Published on January 27, 2026
