China produced more than 1,000 million tonnes of crude steel in 2025.

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The claim states that China produced more than 1,000 million tonnes of crude steel in 2025. According to World Steel Association data, actual production was 960.8 million tonnes, which is below the claimed threshold by approximately 39 million tonnes (roughly 4%).

Omissions

• China remains by far the world's largest crude steel producer, accounting for approximately 52% of global production (960.8 Mt out of a world total of 1,849.4 Mt) in 2025.
• China did produce over 1,000 million tonnes annually from 2020 through 2023, but output fell below the 1,000 Mt threshold in 2025 for the first time in several years, dropping to a seven-year low.
• The MEP's claim would have been accurate for earlier years (e.g., approximately 1,019 Mt in 2023), but not for 2025, the year explicitly referenced.

Sources

• PrimaryWorld Steel Association (worldsteel) – Annual Production Data2025 Table: China — 960,810 thousand tonnes (960.81 million tonnes) of crude steel. World total: 1,850,206 thousand tonnes.
• PrimaryWorld Steel Association – December 2025 Press Release2025 global crude steel production totals: China — 960.8 Mt. Total world crude steel production was 1,849.4 Mt in 2025.
• SecondarySteelRadarChina's crude steel production decreased by 4.4% year on year, dropping below the 1 billion tonne threshold to 960.8 million tonnes.