In April 2019, the world's crude steel output included in the World Iron and Steel Association statistics was 156.7 million tons, up 6.4% year on year.

In April 2019, China's crude steel output was 85 million tons, up 12.7% year on year. India's crude steel output in April was 8.8 million tons, up 1.5% year on year. Japan's crude steel output in April was 8.6 million tons, down 0.8% year on year.

South Korea's crude steel output in April was 6 million tons, up 1.4% year on year. In the EU region, Italy's crude steel output in April 2019 was 2 million tons, down 5.7% year on year. France's crude steel output in April was 1.3 million tons, down 8.1% year on year.

Spain's crude steel output in April was 1.3 million tons, down 4.4% year on year.