Iron ore mine production (usable ore) (2025)

With 980.0 million metric tons in 2025, Australia leads the world in iron ore mine production (usable ore), followed by Brazil (420.0 million metric tons) and India (310.0 million metric tons). The top 5 is rounded off by China (290.0 million metric tons) and Iran (93.0 million metric tons). Further down, Russia (86.0 million metric tons) and Canada (69.0 million metric tons) hold the next two spots. South Africa (66.0 million metric tons), Ukraine (52.0 million metric tons), and the United States (38.0 million metric tons) round out the top ten. Across the top ten, Australia is 26× as high as the United States (38.0 million metric tons). Three of the top ten are in Asia. Among these countries, the United States saw the largest year-over-year change at -15.7%.