<Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Usable iron ore production ( thousand tonnes ) </Th> <Th> Year </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> World </Td> <Td> 2,280,000 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> 817,000 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 397,000 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> China </Td> <Td> 375,000 ( estimate ) </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> India </Td> <Td> 156,000 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> 101,000 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td> 73,000 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Ukraine </Td> <Td> 67,000 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 46,000 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 46,000 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Iran </Td> <Td> 27,000 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Sweden </Td> <Td> 25,000 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Kazakhstan </Td> <Td> 21,000 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> 18,840 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Chile </Td> <Td> 17,109 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Venezuela </Td> <Td> 16,800 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Mauritania </Td> <Td> 13,400 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Sierra Leone </Td> <Td> 11,895 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Malaysia </Td> <Td> 11,588 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Peru </Td> <Td> 10,126 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Turkey </Td> <Td> 8,589 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Mongolia </Td> <Td> 6,736 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Liberia </Td> <Td> 5,103 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Vietnam </Td> <Td> 4,708 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> 4,000 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Norway </Td> <Td> 3,409 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td> 3,320 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> 3,157 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> North Korea </Td> <Td> 3,054 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> Austria </Td> <Td> 2,320 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> Greece </Td> <Td> 2,221 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> Bosnia and Herzegovina </Td> <Td> 2,122 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> Laos </Td> <Td> 1,459 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> Algeria </Td> <Td> 1,067 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> Philippines </Td> <Td> 1,057 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> Colombia </Td> <Td> 710 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> 663 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> Thailand </Td> <Td> 334 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> Morocco </Td> <Td> 301 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> Tunisia </Td> <Td> 244 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> Pakistan </Td> <Td> 193 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> Azerbaijan </Td> <Td> 141 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> other countries </Td> <Td> 147 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Usable iron ore production ( thousand tonnes ) </Th> <Th> Year </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> World </Td> <Td> 2,280,000 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> 817,000 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 397,000 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> China </Td> <Td> 375,000 ( estimate ) </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> India </Td> <Td> 156,000 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> 101,000 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td> 73,000 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Ukraine </Td> <Td> 67,000 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 46,000 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 46,000 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Iran </Td> <Td> 27,000 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Sweden </Td> <Td> 25,000 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Kazakhstan </Td> <Td> 21,000 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> 18,840 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Chile </Td> <Td> 17,109 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Venezuela </Td> <Td> 16,800 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Mauritania </Td> <Td> 13,400 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Sierra Leone </Td> <Td> 11,895 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Malaysia </Td> <Td> 11,588 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Peru </Td> <Td> 10,126 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Turkey </Td> <Td> 8,589 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Mongolia </Td> <Td> 6,736 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Liberia </Td> <Td> 5,103 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Vietnam </Td> <Td> 4,708 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> 4,000 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Norway </Td> <Td> 3,409 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td> 3,320 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> 3,157 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> North Korea </Td> <Td> 3,054 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> Austria </Td> <Td> 2,320 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> Greece </Td> <Td> 2,221 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> Bosnia and Herzegovina </Td> <Td> 2,122 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> Laos </Td> <Td> 1,459 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> Algeria </Td> <Td> 1,067 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> Philippines </Td> <Td> 1,057 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> Colombia </Td> <Td> 710 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> 663 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> Thailand </Td> <Td> 334 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> Morocco </Td> <Td> 301 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> Tunisia </Td> <Td> 244 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> Pakistan </Td> <Td> 193 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> Azerbaijan </Td> <Td> 141 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> other countries </Td> <Td> 147 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> </Table>
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