Pig iron production rose 1.56% to 47,639 kt in South Korea in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, pig iron production in South Korea reached an all time high of 47,639 kt in 2015 and an all time low of 442 kt in 1971. When compared to South Korea's main peers, pig iron production in China amounted to 691,415 kt, 250 kt in Dem. People's Republic of Korea, 81,011 kt in Japan and 1,393 kt in Vietnam in 2015.
South Korea has been ranked 5th within the group of 52 countries we follow in terms of pig iron production, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Pig Iron Production | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Cambodia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | kt | 552,835 | 597,333 | 640,509 | 663,544 | 711,499 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 61,677 | 64,987 | 65,594 | 68,037 | 68,252 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 66,943 | 82,283 | 81,028 | 81,405 | 83,849 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| North Korea | kt | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 43,900 | 48,200 | 48,200 | 50,500 | 50,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kt | 27,475 | 35,065 | 42,213 | 41,718 | 41,045 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | kt | 19,018 | 26,843 | 30,233 | 32,062 | 30,381 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kt | ... | 275 | 500 | 600 | 650 | 650 |
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