Ngokwezibalo zeWorld Steel Statistics 2022 ezisanda kukhishwa yiWorld Steel Association, ukukhiqizwa kwensimbi engahluziwe emhlabeni wonke ngo-2021 bekungamathani ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-1.951, okukhuphuke ngo-3.8% unyaka nonyaka.Ukukhiqizwa kwensimbi engahluziwe yaseChina kwafinyelela kumathani ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-1.033 ngo-2021, kwehle ngo-3.0% unyaka nonyaka, ukwehla konyaka nonyaka kusukela ngo-2016, kanti ingxenye yayo yokukhiqizwa komhlaba wonke yehle yaya ku-52.9% isuka ku-56.7% ngo-2020.
Ngokombono wendlela yokukhiqiza, ukukhiqizwa kwensimbi yomhlaba wonke ngo-2021 kuzoba ku-70.8%, bese kuthi okwensimbi ye-eAF kube ngu-28.9%, kwehle ngamaphesenti angu-2.4 futhi kukhuphuke ngamaphesenti angu-2.6 ngokulandelanayo uma kuqhathaniswa no-2020. wokulingisa okuqhubekayo ngo-2021 kuzoba ngamaphesenti angama-96.9, okufana nango-2020.
Mayelana nokusetshenziswa okusobala, ukusetshenziswa okusobala komhlaba kwensimbi eqediwe ngo-2021 bekungamathani ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-1.834, kwenyuke ngo-2.7% unyaka nonyaka.Cishe wonke amazwe asohlwini lwezibalo akhuphule ukusetshenziswa okusobala kwensimbi eqediwe ngamazinga ahlukahlukene, kuyilapho ukusetshenziswa kwensimbi ephelile kweChina kwehle kusuka kumathani ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-1.006 ngo-2020 kuya kumathani ayizigidi ezingama-952, kwehle ngo-5.4%.Ukusetshenziswa kwensimbi kwaseChina ngo-2021 kwabalelwa ku-51.9% yenani lomhlaba wonke, kwehle ngamaphesenti angama-4.5 ukusuka ku-2020.