Ngokwe-World Steel Statistics ngo-2022 esanda kukhutshwa yi-World Steel Association, imveliso yentsimbi ekrwada yehlabathi ngo-2021 yayiyi-1.951 yeebhiliyoni zeetoni, ukunyuka konyaka-ngonyaka nge-3.8%. Ngo-2021, imveliso yentsimbi ekrwada yaseTshayina yafikelela kwi-1.033 yeetoni zeebhiliyoni, ukwehla konyaka-ngonyaka kwe-3.0%, ukuhla kokuqala konyaka-ngonyaka ukususela ngo-2016, kunye nomlinganiselo wemveliso emhlabeni wehla ukusuka kwi-56.7% ngo-2020 ukuya kwi-52,9%.

Ngokombono wendlela yokuvelisa, ngo-2021, imveliso yehlabathi jikelele yentsimbi yokuguqula ithathe i-70.8% kunye neyentsimbi yesithando sombane yabalelwa kwi-28.9%, ukuhla kwe-2.4% kunye nokunyuka kwe-2.6% ngokulandelelanayo xa kuthelekiswa no-2020.

Ngo-2021, umthamo wokuthumela ngaphandle kweemveliso zentsimbi zehlabathi (iimveliso ezigqityiweyo + iimveliso ezigqityiweyo) zazingama-459 ezigidi zeetoni, ngokunyuka konyaka-ngonyaka we-13.1%. Umthamo wokuthumela ngaphandle ubalelwa kwi-25.2% yemveliso, ubuyela kwinqanaba ngo-2019.

Ngokubhekiselele kusetyenziso olubonakalayo, ukusetyenziswa okubonakalayo kwehlabathi jikelele kweemveliso zetsimbi ezigqityiweyo ngo-2021 kwakuyi-1.834 yeetoni zeebhiliyoni, ukunyuka konyaka-ngonyaka we-2.7%. Ukusetyenziswa okubonakalayo kweemveliso zetsimbi ezigqityiweyo phantse kuwo onke amazwe afakwe kwizibalo kwanda ukuya kumaqondo ahlukeneyo, ngelixa ukusetyenziswa okubonakalayo kweemveliso zetsimbi ezigqityiweyo e-China kwehla ukusuka kwi-1.006 yeetoni zebhiliyoni ngo-2020 ukuya kwi-952 yezigidi zeetoni, ukuhla kwe-5.4%. Ngo-2021, ukusetyenziswa kwentsimbi ecacileyo yaseTshayina kubalelwa kwi-51.9% yehlabathi, ukuhla kwepesenti ye-4.5 yamanqaku ngo-2020. Umlinganiselo wamazwe kunye nemimandla ekusetyenzisweni kwehlabathi kweemveliso zentsimbi ezigqityiweyo.

Ngo-2021, ukusetyenziswa kwentsimbi egqityiweyo emhlabeni wonke kwakungama-232.8kg, ukonyuka konyaka ngonyaka nge-3.8kg, ngaphezulu kancinci kune-230.4kg ngo-2019 ngaphambi kokuqhambuka, apho i-capita nganye ibonakala isetyenziswa kwentsimbi eBelgium, eCzech Republic, eMzantsi Korea, eOstriya nase-Italiya. I-per capita ebonakalayo yokusetyenziswa kweemveliso zentsimbi ezigqityiweyo eMzantsi Korea