List of countries by iron-ore exports

The following is a list of countries by iron ore exports. Data is for 2012, 2016 & 2023, in millions of United States dollars, as reported by The Observatory of Economic Complexity and the International Trade Centre. Currently the top twenty countries (as of 2023) are listed.

* indicates "Natural resources of COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.

Country 2012 2016 2023[1] in millions of tons (2023)
 Australia 54,397 38,101 91,049 901,352
 Brazil * 32,738 14,110 30,593 378,139
 Canada * 4,569 2,656 6,630 58,250
 South Africa * 5,580 4,189 6,540 59,556
 India * 3,212 1,047 3,607 43,850
 Sweden * 3,076 1,664 3,234 ...
 China * 2,626 21,417
 Bahrain * 273 363 1,831 13,816
 Ukraine * 3,170 1,929 1,767 17,753
 Peru * 889 368 1,681 19,177
 Chile * 1,389 832 1,662 16,071
 Mauritania * 1,583 983 1,412 14,471
 Iran * 1,499 711 1,291 10,062
 Russia * 2,813 920 1,221 10,654
 United States 1,534 560 1,115 11,130
 Malaysia * 516 475 1,101 20,367
 Oman * 547 484 1,001 6,745
 Sierra Leone 376 142 885 9,363
 Kazakhstan * 2,362 385 791 11,713
 Mongolia * 514 235 444 5,713

See also

References

  • atlas.media.mit.edu - Observatory of Economic complexity - Countries that export Iron Ore (2012)
  • atlas.media.mit.edu - Observatory of Economic complexity - Countries that export Iron Ore (2016)
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  1. ^ "Trade Map - List of exporters for the selected product in 2023 (Iron ores and concentrates, incl. roasted iron pyrites)". www.trademap.org. Retrieved 2024-08-17.