During the early 20th century, Germany was the largest producer of steel of Europe's Axis powers by a significant margin, and was also the largest steel producer in Europe when compared to Allied and neutral countries. The Austro-Hungarian Empire was the second largest producer of the Axis powers in Europe, before output fell drastically following its dissolution, and then Italy emerged as the second largest steel producer within the group. Iron and steel output among the other Axis nations was much lower in comparison; in the 1930s German trade with Eastern European countries had a significant impact on their economic structure, and the demand for agricultural products from these regions was much greater than the demand for metals.
Crude steel production in selected Axis European countries from 1900 to 1945
(in thousands of metric tons)
Notes per country are as follows:
Austria: Figures from 1900-1913 are for the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Germany: Includes output from Alsace-Lorraine from 1900-1918. Excludes Saarland from 1921 to 1934. Includes eastern Upper Silesia from 1900-1922. Includes the Sudetenland from 1939-1944, and parts of Poland from 1940-1944.
ItalyFigures from 1900-1918 refer to the boundaries of 1871. Figures from 1919-1945 refer to the boundaries of 1924.
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Macmillan Publishers. (December 31, 1981). Crude steel production in selected Axis European countries from 1900 to 1945 (in thousands of metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286636/crude-steel-production-axis-europe-1900-1945-country/
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