India is among the major steel producers in the world, but is it the biggest? Let's find out.
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China
Production (2009): 1,219.7 million tonnes
Production (2010): 1,413.6 million tonnes
Production (2011): 1,490.1 million tonnes
Global rank: 1
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Japan
Production (2009): 87.5 million tonnes
Production (2010): 109.6 million tonnes
Production (2011): 107.6 million tonnes
Global rank: 2
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The United States
Production (2009): 58.2 million tonnes
Production (2010): 58.2 million tonnes
Production (2011): 86.2 million tonnes
Global rank: 3
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India
Production (2009): 62.8 million tonnes
Production (2010): 68.3 million tonnes
Production (2011): 72.2 million tonnes
Global rank: 4
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Russia
Production (2009): 60.0 million tonnes
Production (2010): 66.9 million tonnes
Production (2011): 68.7 million tonnes
Global rank: 5
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South Korea
Production (2009): 48.6 million tonnes
Production (2010): 58.5 million tonnes
Production (2011): 68.5 million tonnes
Global rank: 6
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Germany
Production (2009): 32.7 million tonnes
Production (2010): 43.8 million tonnes
Production (2011): 44.3 million tonnes
Global rank: 7
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Ukraine
Production (2009): 29.9 million tonnes
Production (2010): 33.6 million tonnes
Production (2011): 35.3 million tonnes
Global rank: 8
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Brazil
Production (2009): 26.5 million tonnes
Production (2010): 32.8 million tonnes
Production (2011): 35.2 million tonnes
Global rank: 9
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Turkey
Production (2009): 25.3 million tonnes
Production (2010): 29.0 million tonnes
Production (2011): 34.1 million tonnes
Global rank: 10
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Italy
Production (2009): 19.7 million tonnes
Production (2010): 25.8 million tonnes
Production (2011): 28.7 million tonnes
Global rank: 11
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Taiwan
Production (2009): 15.7 million tonnes
Production (2010): 19.6 million tonnes
Production (2011): 22.7 million tonnes
Global rank: 12
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Mexico
Production (2009): 14.2 million tonnes
Production (2010): 17.0 million tonnes
Production (2011): 18.1 million tonnes
Global rank: 13
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France
Production (2009): 12.8 million tonnes
Production (2010): 15.4 million tonnes
Production (2011): 15.8 million tonnes
Global rank: 14
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Spain
Production (2009): 14.3 million tonnes
Production (2010): 16.3 million tonnes
Production (2011): 15.6 million tonnes
Global rank: 15
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Canada
Production (2009): 9.0 million tonnes
Production (2010): 13.0 million tonnes
Production (2011): 13.1 million tonnes
Global rank: 16
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Iran
Production (2009): 10.9 million tonnes
Production (2010): 12.0 million tonnes
Production (2011): 13.0 million tonnes
Global rank: 17
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The United Kingdom
Production (2009): 10.1 million tonnes
Production (2010): 9.7 million tonnes
Production (2011): 9.5 million tonnes
Global rank: 18
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Poland
Production (2009): 7.2 million tonnes
Production (2010): 8.0 million tonnes
Production (2011): 8.8 million tonnes
Global rank: 19
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Belgium
Production (2009): 5.6 million tonnes
Production (2010): 8.1 million tonnes
Production (2011): 8.1 million tonnes
Global rank: 20