The total global production volume of pig iron increased from approximately 933 million metric tons in 2009 to 1.28 billion metric tons in 2019. Pig iron refers to the raw iron metal that comes out of a blast furnace. It takes 1.5 metric tons of iron ore and approximately 450 kilograms of coking coal to produce one metric ton of pig iron.
Production of pig iron worldwide from 2009 to 2019 (in thousand metric tons)
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World Steel Association. (December 4, 2020). Production of pig iron worldwide from 2009 to 2019 (in thousand metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168624/pig-iron-production-worldwide/
World Steel Association. "Production of pig iron worldwide from 2009 to 2019 (in thousand metric tons)." Chart. December 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168624/pig-iron-production-worldwide/
World Steel Association. (2020). Production of pig iron worldwide from 2009 to 2019 (in thousand metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168624/pig-iron-production-worldwide/
World Steel Association. "Production of Pig Iron Worldwide from 2009 to 2019 (in Thousand Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168624/pig-iron-production-worldwide/
World Steel Association, Production of pig iron worldwide from 2009 to 2019 (in thousand metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168624/pig-iron-production-worldwide/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Production of pig iron worldwide from 2009 to 2019 (in thousand metric tons) [Graph], World Steel Association, December 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168624/pig-iron-production-worldwide/