Ho ea ka World Steel Statistics 2022 e sa tsoa lokolloa ke World Steel Association, tlhahiso ea tšepe e tala ka 2021 e ne e le lithane tse limilione tse likete tse 1.951, ho nyoloha ka 3.8% selemo le selemo.Tlhahiso ea tšepe ea China e fihlile ho lithane tse limilione tse likete tse 1.033 ka 2021, e theohile ka 3.0% selemo le selemo, ho fokotseha ha selemo sa pele ho tloha ka 2016, 'me karolo ea eona ea tlhahiso ea lefats'e e theohile ho 52.9% ho tloha 56.7% ka 2020.
Ho latela pono ea mokhoa oa tlhahiso, tlhahiso ea lefatše ka bophara ea tšepe ea converter ka 2021 e tla ikarabella bakeng sa 70.8%, 'me ea eAF steel e tla nka karolo ea 28.9%, e theohe ka liperesente tse 2.4 le ho nyoloha ka liperesente tse 2.6 ka ho latellana ha e bapisoa le 2020. ea 2021 e tla ba liperesente tse 96.9, joalo ka 2020.
Mabapi le tšebeliso e bonahalang, tšebeliso e bonahalang ea lefatše ea tšepe e felileng ka 2021 e ne e le lithane tse limilione tse likete tse 1.834, ho nyoloha ka 2.7% selemo le selemo.Hoo e ka bang linaha tsohle tse thathamisitsoeng lipalo-palo li ekelitse ts'ebeliso e hlakileng ea tšepe e felileng ho ea ho maemo a fapaneng, athe ts'ebeliso ea China ea tšepe e felileng e fokotsehile ho tloha ho lithane tse limilione tse likete tse 1.006 ka 2020 ho ea ho lithane tse limilione tse 952, ho theosa le 5.4%.Tšebeliso e bonahalang ea tšepe ea China ka 2021 e bakile 51.9% ea kakaretso ea lefats'e, e theohile ka liperesente tse 4.5 ho tloha 2020.