India surpasses combined steel production of the US & Japan; Records remarkable rise in global rankings

NEW DELHI: India has registered a remarkable rise in steel production over the past decade, emerging as the world’s second-largest crude steel producer after China. The country’s annual production has increased from around 87.3 million tonnes in 2014 to 164.9 million tonnes in 2025, nearly doubling in eleven years and surpassing the combined output of the United States and Japan. In 2014, India made less steel than Japan. In 2025, India made more steel than the US and Japan put together. Read th

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