World leaders in steel production in April 2016

According to the latest statistics released by the World Steel Association, the global crude steel output of the 66 countries reporting to the Association totaled 134.906 million tonnes in April this year. Monthly output was down marginally 0.5 percent from April last year. These 66 countries accounted for about 99 percent of total global crude steel production in 2015.

The ten largest countries in the world in terms of total crude steel production in April 2016, thousand tonnes:
1.China 69420
2.Japan 8498
3. India 7800
4.US 6571
5.Russia 5891
6.South Korea 5670
7.Germany 3556
8.Turkey 2887
9. Brazil 2300
10.Ukraine 2154