In der folgenden Tabelle sind die größten Förderer von Eisenerz angegeben (in Tausend Tonnen).
| Rang | Land | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | VR China | 56,700 | 107,320 | 169,352 | 223,948 | 261,000 |
| 2. | Brasilien | 30,000 | 139,690 | 145,088 | 212,560 | 234,500 |
| 3. | Australien | 62,020 | 96,980 | 112,300 | 171,508 | 212,881 |
| 4. | Indien | 33,280 | 40,360 | 53,702 | 80,762 | 120,601 |
| 5. | Russland | 101,570 | 123,080 | 118,177 | 87,100 | 91,800 |
| 6. | Ukraine | 69,890 | 84,690 | 81,315 | 55,883 | 62,500 |
| 7. | Die USA | 81,510 | 70,730 | 55,468 | 63,089 | 48,500 |
| 8. | Südafrika | 10,480 | 26,320 | 30,291 | 33,707 | 38,086 |
| 9. | Kanada | 48,270 | 50,220 | 35,775 | 36,740 | 33,097 |
| 10. | Iran | 980 | 1,500 | 5,500 | 12,208 | 22,190 |
| 11. | Schweden | 33,270 | 23,220 | 19,877 | 20,557 | 21,498 |
| 12. | Kasachstan | 21,300 | 25,810 | 24,782 | 16,157 | 19,365 |
| 13. | Venezuela | 22,100 | 16,220 | 20,119 | 17,353 | 17,954 |
| 14. | Mexiko | 4,810 | 8,060 | 9,209 | 11,300 | 12,398 |
| 15. | Mauretanien | 9,120 | 8,600 | 11,416 | 11,069 | 10,100 |
| 16. | Chile | 11,270 | 8,830 | 7,903 | 8,729 | 8,011 |
| 17. | Nordkorea | 6,000 | 9,200 | 9,500 | 7,000 | 7,000 |
| 18. | Peru | 9,710 | 5,740 | 3,314 | 4,143 | 5,229 |
| 19. | Türkei | 2,930 | 2,350 | 4,998 | 4,076 | 3,429 |
| 20. | Ägypten | 500 | 1,100 | 2,386 | 2,500 | 2,900 |
| 21. | Österreich | 4,170 | 3,050 | 2,300 | 1,855 | 2,119 |
| ... | Welt | 418,800 | 511,200 | 921,000 | 1.085.000 | 1.238.000 |
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