Australia and Brazil are among the world's largest iron ore mine producers, producing 960 million metric tons and 440 million metric tons, respectively, in 2023. Accordingly, iron ore...
The world's top five largest iron ore producing countries in 2020. 1. Australia – 900 million tonnes. Australia ranks first among the world's largest iron ore producing countries, with output totalling 900 million tonnes in 2020 – around 37.5% of total world production.
What are the top iron-producing countries? Australia, Brazil and China top the list, but many other nations play a role in global output.
#1 Vale. Brazil mining giant Vale has regained its crown as the world's top iron ore producer after losing it temporarily to Rio Tinto due to intense rain season in top mining state Minas...
Together, Australia and Brazil dominate the world's iron ore exports, each having about one-third of total exports. China is the largest consumer of iron ore, used to feed its steel industry. Despite being the third largest producer, China still imports around 80% of the iron ore it uses each year.
Australia tops the list of iron ore production by country 2022. It is the leading producer of iron ore in the world. The nation produces about 37.6% of total world production. In 2020, it produced a whopping 900 million metric tons of iron ore. It doubles its closest rival, Brazil.
This is a list of countries by iron ore production based on U.S. Geological Survey data. [a]