Ngokwezibalo zeWorld Steel Statistics ngo-2022 ezisanda kukhishwa yi-World Steel Association, ukukhiqizwa kwensimbi engahluziwe emhlabeni wonke ngo-2021 kwaba amathani ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-1.951, okuwukunyuka konyaka ngo-3.8%. Ngo-2021, ukukhiqizwa kwensimbi engahluziwe yaseChina kwafinyelela amathani ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-1.033, ukwehla konyaka nonyaka ngo-3.0%, ukwehla konyaka nonyaka kusukela ngo-2016, kanye nenani lomkhiqizo emhlabeni lehla lisuka ku-56.7% ngo-2020 laya ku-52.9 %.

Ngokombono wendlela yokukhiqiza, ngo-2021, ukukhiqizwa komhlaba wonke kwensimbi yokuguqula kubalele ku-70.8% futhi lokho kwensimbi yesithando somlilo kufinyelele ku-28.9%, ukwehla ngo-2.4% nokukhuphuka ngo-2.6% ngokulandelanayo uma kuqhathaniswa no-2020. Isilinganiso somhlaba wonke isilinganiso esiqhubekayo sokusakaza ngo-2021 sasingu-96.9%, sifana naleso sango-2020.

Ngo-2021, umthamo wokuthekelisa wemikhiqizo yensimbi yomhlaba wonke (imikhiqizo eqediwe + imikhiqizo eseqediwe kancane) wawungamathani ayizigidi ezingama-459, nokunyuka konyaka ngo-13.1%. Ivolumu yokuthekelisa yabalelwa ku-25.2% womkhiqizo, ibuyela ezingeni ngo-2019.

Mayelana nokusetshenziswa okusobala, ukusetshenziswa okusobala komhlaba wonke kwemikhiqizo yensimbi eqediwe ngo-2021 bekungamathani ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-1.834, okuwukunyuka konyaka ngo-2.7%. Ukusetshenziswa okusobala kwemikhiqizo yensimbi eqediwe cishe kuwo wonke amazwe afakwe ezibalweni kukhuphuke kwaba ngamazinga ahlukahlukene, kuyilapho ukusetshenziswa okusobala kwemikhiqizo yensimbi eqediwe eChina kwehle kusuka kumathani ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-1.006 ngo-2020 kuya kumathani ayizigidi ezingama-952, ukwehla ngo-5.4%. Ngo-2021, ukusetshenziswa kwensimbi okusobala kwaseChina kwabalelwa ku-51.9% womhlaba, ukwehla ngamaphesenti angama-4.5 ngonyaka ka-2020. Ingxenye yamazwe nezifunda ekusetshenzisweni komhlaba jikelele kwemikhiqizo yensimbi eyinhloko eqediwe.

Ngo-2021, ukusetshenziswa okusobala komhlaba wonke kwensimbi eqediwe kwakungama-232.8kg, okuwukukhula konyaka ngonyaka ngo-3.8kg, okungaphezulu kancane kuka-230.4kg ngo-2019 ngaphambi kokugqashuka, lapho umuntu ngamunye ebonakala esetshenziswa insimbi eBelgium. , Czech Republic, South Korea, Austria kanye Italy anda ngaphezu 100kg. Ukusetshenziswa okusobala komuntu ngamunye kwemikhiqizo yensimbi eqediwe eNingizimu Korea