Ngokusho kwedatha ekhishwe yi-World Iron and Steel Association, umkhiqizo wensimbi emhlabeni ngo-2020 uzoba ngamathani ayizigidigidi eziyi-1.878.7, lapho umkhiqizo wensimbi yokuguqula umoya-mpilo uzoba ngamathani ayizigidigidi eziyi-1.378, okwenza u-73.4% womkhiqizo wensimbi emhlabeni. Phakathi kwawo, ingxenye yensimbi yokuguqula emazweni angu-28 e-EU ingu-57.6%, kanti lonke elaseYurophu lingu-32.5%; i-CIS ingu-66.4%; iNyakatho Melika ingu-29.9%; iNingizimu Melika ingu-68.0%; i-Afrika ingu-15.3%; iMpumalanga Ephakathi ingu-5.6%; i-Asia ingu-82.7%; i-Oceania ingu-76.5%.

Umkhiqizo wensimbi yesithando sikagesi ungamathani ayizigidi ezingu-491.7, okwenza u-26.2% womkhiqizo wensimbi womhlaba wonke, okungu-42.4% kuwo emazweni angu-28 e-EU; 67.5% kwamanye amazwe aseYurophu; 28.2% e-CIS; 70.1% eNyakatho Melika; 29.7% eNingizimu Melika; I-Afrika ingu-84.7%; iMpumalanga Ephakathi ingu-94.5%; i-Asia ingu-17.0%; i-Oceania ingu-23.5%.

Umthamo wokuthumela ngaphandle emhlabeni wonke wemikhiqizo yensimbi eqediwe kanye neqediwe ungamathani ayizigidi ezingu-396, lapho amathani ayizigidi ezingu-118 emazweni angu-28 e-EU; amathani ayizigidi ezingu-21.927 kwamanye amazwe aseYurophu; amathani ayizigidi ezingu-47.942 e-Commonwealth of Independent States; amathani ayizigidi ezingu-16.748 eNyakatho Melika; amathani ayizigidi ezingu-11.251 eNingizimu Melika; i-Afrika. Ingamathani ayizigidi ezingu-6.12; iMpumalanga Ephakathi ingamathani ayizigidi ezingu-10.518; i-Asia ingamathani ayizigidi ezingu-162; i-Oceania ingamathani ayizigidi ezingu-1.089.

Ukungeniswa kwemikhiqizo yensimbi eqediwe kancane kanye neqediwe emhlabeni wonke kungamathani ayizigidi ezingu-386, lapho amazwe angu-28 e-EU angamathani ayizigidi ezingu-128; amanye amazwe aseYurophu angamathani ayizigidi ezingu-18.334; i-CIS ingamathani ayizigidi ezingu-13.218; iNyakatho Melika ingamathani ayizigidi ezingu-41.98; iNingizimu Melika ingamathani ayizigidi ezingu-9.751; i-Afrika Kungamathani ayizigidi ezingu-17.423; iMpumalanga Ephakathi ingamathani ayizigidi ezingu-23.327; i-Asia ingamathani ayizigidi ezingu-130; i-Oceania ingamathani ayizigidi ezingu-2.347.

Ukusetshenziswa okusobala kwensimbi engahluziwe emhlabeni wonke ngo-2020 kungamathani ayizigidi eziyi-1.887, lapho amazwe angama-28 e-EU angamathani ayizigidi eziyi-154; amanye amazwe aseYurophu angamathani ayizigidi ezingama-38.208; i-CIS ingamathani ayizigidi ezingama-63.145; iNyakatho Melika ingamathani ayizigidi eziyi-131; iNingizimu Melika ingamathani ayizigidi ezingama-39.504; i-Afrika ingamathani ayizigidi ezingama-38.129; i-Asia ingamathani ayizigidi eziyi-136; i-Oceania ingamathani ayizigidi ezingama-3.789.

Ukusetshenziswa okubonakalayo kwensimbi engahluziwe ngomuntu ngamunye emhlabeni ngo-2020 kungu-242 kg, okukhona kuwo ama-300 kg emazweni angu-28 e-EU; ama-327 kg kwamanye amazwe aseYurophu; ama-214 kg e-CIS; ama-221 kg eNyakatho Melika; ama-92 kg eNingizimu Melika; ama-28 kg e-Afrika; i-Asia ingu-325 kg; i-Oceania ingu-159 kg.