Selected OECD Countries: Economic Profile, 1995

Table 68 Selected Countries: Iron Ore Production^a
Million metric tons
	1970	1980	1985	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995
China	72.30	120.00	132.00	168.30	176.07	197.60	234.66	240.20	249.35
Brazil	40.20	114.73	128.25	152.30	151.50	146.45	150.00	167.90	186.00
Australia	51.19	95.54	87.45	110.51	117.13	112.10	120.53	128.49	142.84
Russia	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	82.10	76.10	73.30	78.30
United States	91.20	70.73	49.53	56.41	56.76	55.59	55.66	58.38	62.49
India	31.37	41.90	42.54	53.70	56.88	54.87	57.38	58.39	59.00
Ukraine	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	75.70	65.00	42.20	45.00
Canada	47.70	48.75	40.37	34.86	39.31	33.17	31.83	37.70	38.56
South Africa	9.20	26.30	24.41	30.29	29.08	28.23	29.39	30.48	31.95
Venezuela	22.10	16.10	14.76	20.37	21.20	18.07	16.84	18.32	19.48

^a Unless otherwise indicated, data are for the gross amount of marketable iron ores in the state in which they leave the mines, including manganiferous ores but excluding pyrites. The metal content of the ore ranges from 30 percent to 70 percent.