In 2024, global crude steel production reached 1.8826 billion tons, a year-on-year decrease of 0.8%.

On January 24, the World Steel Association released global crude steel production data for December 2024. In December, the 71 countries and regions tracked by the World Steel Association produced 144.5 million tons of crude steel, a year-on-year increase of 5.6%.

From the perspective of the world's top 10 steel-producing countries (regions), in December, China's crude steel output was 75.97 million tons, an increase of 11.8% year-on-year; India's crude steel output was 13.6 million tons, an increase of 9.5% year-on-year; Japan's crude steel output was 6.9 million tons, a decrease of 1.1% year-on-year; the United States' crude steel output was 6.7 million tons, a decrease of 2.4% year-on-year; Russia's estimated crude steel output was 5.7 million tons, a decrease of 8.6% year-on-year; South Korea's crude steel output was 5.2 million tons, a decrease of 3.2% year-on-year; Turkey's crude steel output was 3 million tons, a decrease of 7.6% year-on-year; Germany's crude steel output was 2.7 million tons, an increase of 4.1% year-on-year; Brazil's crude steel output was 2.6 million tons, an increase of 1.8% year-on-year; Iran's crude steel output was 2.6 million tons, a decrease of 8.2% year-on-year.

In December, the output of direct reduced iron (DRI) in 13 countries around the world was 8.89 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 16.1%. Among them, India's direct reduced iron production was 4.86 million tons, an increase of 6.8% year-on-year, and Iran's direct reduced iron production was 520,000 tons, a decrease of 80.3% year-on-year. In 2024, the direct reduced iron production of 13 countries in the world will be 125 million tons, an increase of 3.7% year-on-year.