IRON ORE: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY OR LOCALITY¹
(Thousand metric tons)

Country or locality	2013		2014		2015		2016		2017
Algeria:
Gross weight	1 067		911		944		610	^r	600
Fe content	565		483		500		323	^r	318
Australia:
Gross weight	609 730		739 682		809 882		858 026	^r	883 357
Fe content	377 760		457 409		500 994		531 075	^r	547 027
Austria:
Gross weight	2 323		2 437		2 783		2 777	^r	2 800
Fe content	743		780		891		889		890
Azerbaijan:
Gross weight	141		91		128		26		--
Fe content	68		44		61		12		--
Bhutan:
Gross weight	21		19		43		28		28
Fe content	13		12		27		17	^r	17
Bosnia and Herzegovina:
Gross weight	2 122		2 128		2 123		1 752	^r	1 622
Fe content	1 330	^r	1 330	^r	1 330	^r	1 090	^r	1 010
Brazil:
Gross weight	386 270		411 183		430 836		421 358	^r	425 000
Fe content	245 668		261 500		275 590		268 000	^r	269 000
Canada:
Gross weight	42 063		43 173		46 220		46 731	^r	49 009
Fe content	25 200	^r	25 900	^r	27 700	^r	28 100	^r	29 400
Chile:
Gross weight	17 109		18 866		15 448		14 619	^r	15 426
Fe content	9 088		10 149		9 148		9 009	^r	9 549
China:
Gross weight	417 287		410 123		374 838		347 594		360 000
Fe content	258 718		254 276		232 400		215 509		223 000
Colombia:
Gross weight	710		676		902		716		715
Fe content	426		406		541		429		429
Egypt:
Gross weight	1 422		1 697		1 500		509	^r	500
Fe content	889		1 050	^r	938		318	^r	310
Germany:
Gross weight	413	^r	456	^r	--		--		--
Fe content	43	^r	73	^r	--		--		--
Greece:²
Gross weight	2 221		2 317		2 340	^r	2 209		2 284
Fe content	550		574		580	^r	547	^r	566
India:
Gross weight	140 416		138 000		142 399		184 501	^r	201 815
Fe content	87 060		85 560		88 287		114 000	^r	125 000
Indonesia:
Gross weight	22 353		5 951		500	^{r, e}	--	^{r, e}	--
Fe content	14 000		3 720		260	^r	--	^r	--
Iran:
Gross weight	48 693		48 451		39 370		39 400	^r	40 100
Fe content	25 300	^r	25 700	^r	25 800	^r	25 800	^r	26 300
Kazakhstan:
Gross weight	51 689		51 541		37 270		35 794	^r	39 085
Fe content	14 724		14 946		11 566		10 101	^r	10 855
Korea, North:
Gross weight	5 486		5 471		4 906		5 249	^r	5 250
Fe content	3 401		3 392		3 042		3 254	^r	3 250
Korea, Republic of:
Gross weight	663	^r	693	^r	445	^r	445	^r	310
Fe content	414	^r	433	^r	278	^r	278	^r	194
Laos:
Gross weight	905		1 149		235	^r	115	^r	110
Fe content	561		712		146	^r	71	^r	70
Liberia:
Gross weight	4 698		5 744		4 530	^r	1 405	^r	1 930
Fe content	2 936	^r	3 590	^r	2 830	^r	878	^r	1 210
Malaysia:
Gross weight	12 134		9 615		1 625		1 914	^r	3 920
Fe content	7 580	^r	6 010	^r	1 020	^r	1 150	^r	2 450
Mauritania:
Gross weight	11 975	^r	13 306		11 607	^r	13 268	^r	13 300	0.5%
Fe content	7 480	^r	8 320	^r	7 250	^r	8 290	^r	9 310	0.6%	70.0%
Mexico:
Gross weight	18 840		16 628		13 462		12 090		12 100
Fe content	11 780		10 400		8 414		7 560	^r	7 560
Mongolia:
Gross weight	6 794		7 558		6 061		4 936	^r	7 695
Fe content	4 076		4 535		3 637		2 960	^r	4 620
Morocco:
Gross weight	301		23		18		15		15
Fe content	163		12		10		5		6
Nepal:³
Gross weight	--		--		--		1	^r	(4)
Fe content	--		--		--		(4)	^r	(4)
New Zealand:²
Gross weight	3 157		3 245		3 194		3 496		3 490
Fe content	1 800		1 850		1 820		1 993		1 990
Nigeria:
Gross weight	2		2		6		2	^r	2
Fe content	1	^e	1	^e	4	^e	1	^r	1
Norway:
Gross weight	3 409		3 854		3 519		--	^r	--
Fe content	2 114		2 390		2 182		--	^r	--
Pakistan:
Gross weight	253		255		439		471	^r	547
Fe content	81		82		140		151	^r	175
Peru:
Gross weight	10 126		10 731		10 908		11 418		13 121
Fe content	6 788		7 193		7 321		7 663		8 806
Philippines:
Gross weight	1 057		154		107		17	^r	--
Fe content	674		98		68		11	^r	--
Russia:
Gross weight	102 157		102 019		101 049	^r	101 097	^r	94 967
Fe content	60 300		60 200		59 619	^r	59 647	^r	61 246
Sierra Leone:
Gross weight	20 300		19 429		2 624		4 720	^{r, e}	4 720
Fe content	11 900		11 300		1 500		2 700	^{r, e}	2 700
South Africa:
Gross weight	71 645		80 759		72 806		66 456		81 068
Fe content	45 700		51 500		46 424		42 000	^e	51 600
Swaziland:
Gross weight	1 259		603		--		--		--
Fe content	550		264		--		--		--
Sweden:
Gross weight	25 300		25 700		24 500		26 900		27 200
Fe content	15 700	^r	15 900	^r	15 200	^r	16 700	^r	16 900
Thailand:
Gross weight	390		348		16		--		--
Fe content	242		216		10		--		--
Togo:
Gross weight	80		89		72		60	^e	60
Fe content	24		27		22		18	^e	18
Tunisia:
Gross weight	244		307		300		200	^r	200
Fe content	127		160		156		125	^r	125
Turkey:
Gross weight	8 492		6 982		6 010		6 050	^r	6 700
Fe content	5 138		4 224		3 636		4 320	^r	4 050
Uganda:
Gross weight	2		42		9		2	^r	2
Fe content	2		27		6		1	^{r, e}	2
Ukraine:
Gross weight	70 400		68 300		66 900		62 876	^r	60 498
Fe content	44 000		42 700		41 800		39 300		37 800
United States:
Gross weight	52 800		56 100		46 100		41 800		47 900
Fe content	33 300		35 400		28 800		26 400		30 300
Uruguay:⁵
Gross weight	10		15		12		3	^r	3
Fe content	4		6		5		1	^r	1
Venezuela:
Gross weight	11 198		11 256		11 716		12 000	^r	12 000
Fe content	7 000		7 000		7 300		7 500	^r	7 500
Vietnam:
Gross weight	4 708		5 130		5 086		5 770	^r	9 570
Fe content	2 495		2 719		2 691		3 056	^r	5 074
Grand total:
Gross weight	2 190 000	^r	2 330 000	^r	2 310 000	^r	2 340 000	^r	2 430 000
Fe content	1 340 000	^r	1 420 000	^r	1 420 000	^r	1 440 000	^r	1 500 000		61.7%
^eEstimated. ^rRevised. -- Zero.
¹Table includes data available through October 18, 2018. All data are reported unless otherwise noted. Totals, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Production includes alternative iron ore source as follows: Greece (nickeliferous iron ore) and New Zealand (titaniferous magnetite sands).
³Production is based on fiscal year, with a starting date of July 16 of the year shown.
⁴Less than ½ unit.
⁵Production is based on fiscal year, with a starting date of April 1 of the year shown.