Asia is by far the world's largest iron ore importing region. In 2019, iron ore imports to Asia amounted to 1.34 billion metric tons. Europe was the world's second largest importer of iron ore in 2019, at a distant 151 million metric tons.
Iron ore imports worldwide in 2019 by region
(in million metric tons)
* CIS refers to Commonwealth of Independent States, which is a regional organization comprised of several former Soviet Union states.
** North America includes the United States, Canada, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, and "other North America".
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World Steel Association. (December 4, 2020). Iron ore imports worldwide in 2019 by region (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 11, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/590251/global-imports-of-iron-ore-by-region/
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