European Steel in Figures 2025 is the seventeenth edition of the European Steel Association’s (EUROFER) statistical guide, which covers data up to 2024. 

It is the fourth edition that takes fully into account the departure of the United Kingdom from the EU and its internal market. All aggregated data for the EU refer exclusively to EU27, and historical datasets have been adapted accordingly.

The numbers presented in the 2025 edition identify the main trends of the past year through data, and reflect the 'perfect storm' hitting the European steel sector - global overcapacity, unfair trade practices, high energy prices, weak demand, economic uncertainty, decarbonisation challenges, geopolitical tensions as well as new and ongoing conflicts.

We hope that our statistics will be of use for those working within and with the steel industry. We also hope that they can help guiding policymakers both at EU and national level in making the right choices when it comes to policy decisions - especially on trade, climate, energy, raw materials - impacting the industry, in particular regarding the implementation of the Steel and Metals Action Plan and the Clean Industrial Deal.

We wish you a fruitful utilisation of European Steel in Figures 2025.