Ngokusho kwe-World Steel Statistics ngo-2022 esanda kukhishwa yi-World Steel Association, umkhiqizo wensimbi engahluziwe emhlabeni wonke ngo-2021 wawungamathani ayizigidigidi eziyi-1.951, ukwanda konyaka nonyaka okungu-3.8%. Ngo-2021, umkhiqizo wensimbi engahluziwe waseShayina wafinyelela kumathani ayizigidigidi eziyi-1.033, ukwehla konyaka nonyaka okungu-3.0%, ukwehla kokuqala konyaka nonyaka kusukela ngo-2016, kanti isilinganiso somkhiqizo emhlabeni sehle sisuka ku-56.7% ngo-2020 saya ku-52.9%.

Ngokombono wendlela yokukhiqiza, ngo-2021, umkhiqizo womhlaba wonke wensimbi yokuguqula u-70.8% kanti owensimbi yesithando sikagesi u-28.9%, ukwehla ngo-2.4% kanye nokwenyuka ngo-2.6% ngokulandelana uma kuqhathaniswa no-2020. Isilinganiso somhlaba wonke sokuphonsa okuqhubekayo ngo-2021 sasingu-96.9%, okufanayo naleyo ngo-2020.

Ngo-2021, umthamo wokuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe wemikhiqizo yensimbi yomhlaba wonke (imikhiqizo eqediwe + imikhiqizo eqediwe kancane) wawungamathani ayizigidi ezingu-459, kanye nokwenyuka konyaka nonyaka okungu-13.1%. Umthamo wokuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe waba ngu-25.2% womkhiqizo, wabuyela ezingeni ngo-2019.

Ngokuphathelene nokusetshenziswa okubonakalayo, ukusetshenziswa okubonakalayo komhlaba wonke kwemikhiqizo yensimbi eqediwe ngo-2021 kwakungamathani ayizigidigidi eziyi-1.834, ukwanda konyaka nonyaka okungu-2.7%. Ukusetshenziswa okubonakalayo kwemikhiqizo yensimbi eqediwe cishe kuwo wonke amazwe afakiwe kwizibalo kukhuphuke ngamazinga ahlukahlukene, kuyilapho ukusetshenziswa okubonakalayo kwemikhiqizo yensimbi eqediwe eShayina kwehle kusuka kumathani ayizigidigidi eziyi-1.006 ngo-2020 kuya kumathani ayizigidi ezingama-952, ukwehla okungu-5.4%. Ngo-2021, ukusetshenziswa okubonakalayo kwensimbi eShayina kwaba ngu-51.9% womhlaba, ukwehla ngamaphesenti angu-4.5 ngaphezu kuka-2020. Isilinganiso samazwe nezifunda ekusetshenzisweni komhlaba wonke kwemikhiqizo yensimbi eqediwe eyinhloko.

Ngo-2021, ukusetshenziswa okubonakalayo kwensimbi eqediwe emhlabeni wonke kwaba ngu-232.8kg, ukwanda konyaka nonyaka okungu-3.8kg, okuphakeme kancane kune-230.4kg ngo-2019 ngaphambi kokuqubuka kwalesi sifo, lapho ukusetshenziswa okubonakalayo kwensimbi ngomuntu ngamunye eBelgium, eCzech Republic, eNingizimu Korea, e-Austria nase-Italy kwanda ngaphezu kuka-100kg. Ukusetshenziswa okubonakalayo kwemikhiqizo yensimbi eqediwe ngomuntu ngamunye eNingizimu Korea