Year-over-year change: -0.2%, trend flat
5-year change: +7.5%, trend up
Australia
Iron ore mine production: 980.0 million metric tons
View MoreIron ore mine production (usable ore)
World Total2.5billion metric tons
19942025
2025
Rankings at a glance
Highest 10 · Iron ore mine production (usable ore) (2025)
Among the 17 countries with 2025 data, Australia has the highest iron ore mine production (usable ore) at 980.0 million metric tons in 2025, 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%.
Rank changes
How iron ore mine production (usable ore) changed between 2020 and 2025
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Historical trends
Key terms
- Proved reserves
- — Quantities of crude oil or natural gas that geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty are recoverable under existing economic and operating conditions.
- Recoverable reserves
- — Coal that can be technically and economically extracted with current mining methods at current prices. Excludes inaccessible deposits.
- Billion barrels (B bbl)
- — Unit for oil reserves. One barrel equals 42 US gallons or about 159 litres.
- Trillion cubic feet (TCF)
- — Unit for natural gas reserves. One TCF is roughly 28.3 billion cubic metres.
- Million short tons (M ST)
- — Unit for coal reserves. One short ton equals 2,000 lb or 907 kg.
Frequently asked questions
- Which country has the highest iron ore mine production?
- Australia has the highest iron ore mine production among the 17 countries with 2025 data at 980.0 million metric tons as of 2025, according to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
- Which country has the lowest iron ore mine production?
- Mexico has the lowest iron ore mine production among the 17 countries with 2025 data at 7.7 million metric tons as of 2025, according to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
- What is the total iron ore mine production worldwide?
- The combined iron ore mine production across 17 countries totals 2.5 billion metric tons as of 2025, according to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
