# Iron ore by nation — world ranking

Iron ore ranked across 17 producing nations, highest to lowest. Australia highest at 980 Mt (2025). Each figure carries its publisher and observation year.

Canonical: https://terralore.co/rankings/iron-ore-production
Updated: 2026-08-10 (the resources domain's last refresh)

Definition: Iron ore mined, measured as usable ore rather than iron content — the larger of the two figures USGS publishes. The latest year is an estimate.
Unit: tonnes. Ordered highest to lowest — a ranking of figures, not a grading of nations. Ties share a rank.

Note: the USGS names only the producers it lists; a nation absent here is not recorded as producing none — any output elsewhere sits inside the published world total. Shares of world production, with the "Rest of world" remainder: https://terralore.co/commodities/iron-ore.md

## Ranking (17 producers listed)

| Rank | Nation | Value | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 980 Mt | 2025 |
| 2 | Brazil | 420 Mt | 2025 |
| 3 | India | 310 Mt | 2025 |
| 4 | China | 290 Mt | 2025 |
| 5 | Iran | 93 Mt | 2025 |
| 6 | Russia | 86 Mt | 2025 |
| 7 | Canada | 69 Mt | 2025 |
| 8 | South Africa | 66 Mt | 2025 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 52 Mt | 2025 |
| 10 | United States | 38 Mt | 2025 |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 35 Mt | 2025 |
| 12 | Sweden | 26 Mt | 2025 |
| 13 | Peru | 21 Mt | 2025 |
| 14 | Chile | 19 Mt | 2025 |
| 15 | Türkiye | 18 Mt | 2025 |
| 16 | Mauritania | 15 Mt | 2025 |
| 17 | Mexico | 7.7 Mt | 2025 |

## Sources

- Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 — U.S. Geological Survey · Public domain (U.S. Government work) · accessed 2026-08-10 · https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-center

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