India’s Top-5 Iron Ore Producers in FY’22

India’s iron ore production touched its highest level till date of over 250 million tonnes (mnt) in FY’22 – a sharp increase of 23% compared with 204 mnt in FY’21. Odisha’s iron ore output rose by nearly 30% to over 138 mnt from around 107 mnt in FY’21. Odisha’s share in India’s iron ore production stood at around 55% in FY’22. Karnataka emerged as the second-highest iron ore producing state of India, with production climbing 18% y-o-y to over 40 mnt from around 34 mnt in FY’21.