Operating Steel Capacity (TTPA) by Production Method in Each Region

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1	Operating Steel Capacity (TTPA) by Production Method in Each Region
2	Global Iron and Steel Tracker, September 2025 (V1)
3	The most recent release of this data was in March 2025, with limited quarterly updates performed in June and September 2025.
4	Global Energy Monitor
5	This data is based on the Global Iron and Steel Tracker: Download the complete dataset here.
6	Region	Total Operating Capacity	BOF	EAF	other/ unspecified	integrated total	non-integrated total	other/ unspecified total
7	Africa	42,324	3,710	38,114	500	31,174	10,650	500
8	Asia Pacific	1,500,988	1,169,436	297,205	34,347	1,298,332	195,353	7,303
9	Central & South America	55,713	36,712	19,001	0	47,627	8,086	0
10	Eurasia	93,706	58,801	34,905	0	76,457	17,249	0
11	Europe	276,919	139,718	134,271	2,930	136,021	140,898	0
12	Middle East	74,973	5,100	67,823	2,050	64,388	9,635	950
13	North America	154,641	43,523	111,118	0	61,003	93,638	0
14	World	2,199,264	1,457,000	702,437	39,827	1,715,002	475,509	8,753
15	World %		66.2%	31.9%	1.8%	78.0%	21.6%	0.4%
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19	1) Total Operating Capacity excludes plants that are in development (announced/construction) or stopped (retired/mothballed/cancelled)
20	2) Integrated total includes all plants with both iron and crude steelmaking facilities, regardless of equipment type
21	3) Non-integrated total includes all plants with crude steelmaking facilities, but no ironmaking facilities on site
22	4) Other/unspecified includes plants with unknown steelmaking production methods or methods outside of BOF or EAF.
23	5) TTPA is thousand tonnes per annum
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25	Acronym Definitions:
26	BF: blast furnace
27	BOF: basic oxygen furnace
28	DRI: direct reduced iron
29	EAF: electric arc furnace
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