The Human Impacts Database

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This quantity comes from a time series measurement and the most recent value (2021) is reported.


Value:		≈ 1.900 × 10¹² kg / yr see this value in other units This is equivalent to... ≈ 1.900 × 10⁹ tonnes / yr
HuID:		51453
Relevant Year(s):		2021
Summary:		The estimated mass of steel produced worldwide. Raw steel includes stainless steels, carbon steels, and other alloys. Steel is the most widely used metal in construction.
Method:		The values reported here are published in the annual USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries in units of million metric tons and are reported in the same units in the processed dataset. Oftentimes, the value for the most recent year is estimated and is subject to change in the next release of the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries (MCS). The MCS is released each year since 1996 and gives values for the two prior years. These data are concatenated into the processed csv file by preferentially using the latest value for a given year. This quantity was determined by combining estimates of steel production from various countries. No estimate of uncertainty is given.
Source:		United States Geological Survey National Minerals Information Center, Commodity Statistics and Information. (2022)
Dataset:		Global steel production from 1994-2021 (USGS_steel_production_1994-2021.csv) global resolution
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Original Data License:		USGS Open Data Policy
Added By:		nsarai