* Estimated.
Iron content indicates either reported weight of contained iron ore metal content as calculated based on surveyed and reported figures or estimates by respective country specialists.
This statistic was assembled using several editions of the report.
The iron content of the total iron ore produced worldwide in 2024 amounted to an estimated *** billion metric tons. Despite having registered a slight decline in previous years, this figure has risen consistently throughout the indicated period. Iron ore is the only source of primary iron.
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US Geological Survey. (February 3, 2025). Iron content of the iron ore production worldwide from 2010 to 2024 (in billion metric tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/589979/metal-content-of-the-global-iron-ore-production/
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