In 2023, the total volume of usable iron ore produced worldwide amounted to an estimated 2.5 billion metric tons. The leading iron ore producing country that year was Australia, which produced 960 million metric tons of usable iron ore in 2023.
Production volume of usable iron ore worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in million metric tons)
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US Geological Survey. (January 29, 2024). Production volume of usable iron ore worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/589945/iron-ore-production-gross-weight-worldwide/
US Geological Survey. "Production volume of usable iron ore worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in million metric tons)." Chart. January 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/589945/iron-ore-production-gross-weight-worldwide/
US Geological Survey. (2024). Production volume of usable iron ore worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/589945/iron-ore-production-gross-weight-worldwide/
US Geological Survey. "Production Volume of Usable Iron Ore Worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/589945/iron-ore-production-gross-weight-worldwide/
US Geological Survey, Production volume of usable iron ore worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/589945/iron-ore-production-gross-weight-worldwide/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Production volume of usable iron ore worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, January 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/589945/iron-ore-production-gross-weight-worldwide/