China reduced output by 4.4% year-on-year (960.8 million tons), India increased it by 10.4% year-on-year (164.9 million tons), and the U.S. by 3.1% year-on-year (82 million tons).

Global steel production in April 2026 fell by 1.9% year-on-year and by 4.1% month-on-month, reaching 153.4 million tons. This is according to the World Steel Association’s global ranking of steel-producing countries.

According to World Steel, the top ten steel-producing countries in March were:

• China – 83.6 million tons (-2.8% y/y);

• India – 13.8 million tons (+3.9%);

• United States – 7.2 million tons (+9.4%);

• Japan – 6.6 million tons (+0.3%);

• Russia – 5.0 million tons (-12.4%);

• South Korea – 5.2 million tons (+4.8%);

• Turkey – 3.3 million tons (+9.4%);

• Germany – 3.2 million tons (+9.5%);

• Brazil – 2.7 million tons (-2.8%);

• Vietnam – 2.1 million tons (+4%).

In January–April, global steel production totaled 613.3 million tons (-2% y/y). 

Global steel production fell by 2% year-on-year in 2025, to 1.8 billion tons.