South Korean Metals/Cement Comparison to Its Asian Neighbors

Iron Ore Production 1989 (in 1000s of metric tons) 1000s Tons Rank
China 105,000 1
USA 57,515 2
North Korea 9,000 3
South Korea 565 4
Indonesia 149 5
Malaysia 132 6
Japan 131 7
Zinc Production 1989 (in 1000s of metric tons) 1000s Tons Rank
China 344 1
USA 285 2
North Korea 220 3
Japan 132 4
South Korea 24 5
Philippines 1 6
Copper Production 1989 (in 1000s of metric tons) 1000s Tons Rank
USA 1,498 1
China 260 2
Philippines 190 3
Indonesia 144 4
Malaysia 25 5
Japan 15 6
South Korea 2 7
Cement Production 1989 (in 1000s of metric tons) 1000s Tons Rank
China 207,000 1
USA 78,559 2
Japan 77,556 3
South Korea 30,122 4
Taiwan 18,043 5
Indonesia 12,091 6
Thailand 11,514 7
North Korea 8,200 8
Philippines 4,092 9
Malaysia 3,775 10
Vietnam 1,954 11
Singapore 1,897 12
Hong Kong 1,835 13
Mongolia 441 14

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