Iron ore production rose 33.4% to 902 kt in Colombia in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, iron ore production in Colombia reached an all time high of 902 kt in 2015 and an all time low of 77.0 kt in 2010. When compared to Colombia's main peers, iron ore production in Brazil amounted to 389,146 kt, 7,321 kt in Peru and 11,715 kt in Venezuela in 2015.
Colombia has been ranked 31st within the group of 45 countries we follow in terms of iron ore production, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Iron Ore Production | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Bolivia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Brazil | kt | 331,000 | 372,300 | 460,400 | 400,600 | 316,800 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | kt | 8,242 | 9,130 | 12,625 | 17,330 | 17,108 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | kt | 281 | 77.0 | 174 | 392 | 710 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guyana | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Peru | kt | 5,435 | 7,432 | 8,623 | 8,222 | 7,014 | ||||||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Venezuela | kt | 14,207 | 14,331 | 16,348 | 15,403 | 11,198 |
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