The World Steel Association (WSA) releases data on global crude steel production in 2021. In December 2021, the crude steel output of the 64 countries and regions included in the statistics of the World Steel Association was 158.7 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 3.0%. In 2021, the global crude steel output will be 1.9505 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 3.7%.
In December 2021, crude steel production in Africa was 1.2 million tons, down 9.6% year-on-year;
Crude steel output in Asia and Oceania was 11.61 million tons, down 4.4% year-on-year;
Crude steel production in the CIS region was 8.9 million tonnes, down 3.0% year-on-year;
Crude steel production in the EU (27) was 11.1 million tonnes, down 1.4% year-on-year;
Crude steel production in the rest of Europe was 4.3 million tonnes, down 0.8% year-on-year;
Crude steel output in the Middle East was 3.9 million tons, an increase of 22.1% year-on-year;
Crude steel production in North America was 9.7 million tons, an increase of 7.5% year-on-year;
Crude steel production in South America was 3.5 million tonnes, down 8.7% year-on-year.
