The world's ten largest steel producers in August 2015

According to the latest statistics published by the World Steel Association, the crude steel output of 65 countries of the world that submitted data to the Association amounted to 132.220 million tons in August this year. Monthly production was down 3.1 percent year over year. These 65 countries accounted for approximately 98 percent of total global crude steel production in 2014.

The ten largest producing countries in terms of total steel production in August 2015, in thousands of tons, looks like this:
1.China 66940
2.Japan 8801
3.India 7660
4.US 6999
5.Russia 6046
6.South Korea 5803
7.Germany 3432
8. Brazil 2799
9.Turkey 2563
10.Ukraine 1919

List of ten countries, leaders of the world, in terms of cumulative steel production during January-August 2015, in thousands of tons:
1.China 543020
2.Japan 70242
3. India 60549
4.US 54010
5.Russia 47778
6.South Korea 46253
7.Germany 29196
8. Brazil 22,752
9.Turkey 21291
10. Taiwan 15126