The iron content of the total iron ore produced worldwide in 2023 amounted to an estimated 1.5 billion metric tons. Despite having registered a slight decline in recent years, this figure has risen consistently throughout the indicated period. Iron ore is the only source of primary iron.
Iron content of the iron ore production worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in billion metric tons)
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US Geological Survey. (January 31, 2024). Iron content of the iron ore production worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in billion metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/589979/metal-content-of-the-global-iron-ore-production/
US Geological Survey. "Iron content of the iron ore production worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in billion metric tons)." Chart. January 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/589979/metal-content-of-the-global-iron-ore-production/
US Geological Survey. (2024). Iron content of the iron ore production worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in billion metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/589979/metal-content-of-the-global-iron-ore-production/
US Geological Survey. "Iron Content of The Iron Ore Production Worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in Billion Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/589979/metal-content-of-the-global-iron-ore-production/
US Geological Survey, Iron content of the iron ore production worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in billion metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/589979/metal-content-of-the-global-iron-ore-production/ (last visited April 18, 2024)
Iron content of the iron ore production worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in billion metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, January 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/589979/metal-content-of-the-global-iron-ore-production/