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Iron ore production in selected Asian countries from 1900 to 1945 (in 1,000s of metric tons)

Characteristic	China*	India	Japan	Korea	Malaya
1945	446	1,494	935	337	9
1944	7,586	1,524	1,718	1,349	32
1943	10,170	1,727	1,403	958	59
1942	9,452	2,083	1,067	769	747
1941	7,812	2,063	762	552	1,276
1940	6,813	2,032	496	480	1,263
1939	4,390	1,930	429	357	1,051
1938	3,030	1,788	343	323	1,015
1937	3,410	1,870	294	86	1,076
1936	2,922	1,649	303	96	918
1935	2,094	1,519	251	96	739
1934	2,135	1,234	215	74	498
1933	1,903	779	170	113	447
1932	1,839	1,144	96	66	448
1931	1,840	1,056	94	72	505
1930	1,774	1,177	117	233	526
1929	2,047	1,545	88	242	426
1928	1,475	1,292	76	221	675
1927	1,181	1,876	159	423	466
1926	1,033	1,686	130	388	300
1925	1,019	1,569	76	376	276
1924	1,266	1,469	58	324	239
1923	1,243	834	55	306	157
1922	859	635	40	186	113
1921	1,010	957	87	233	-
1920	1,336	567	180	447	-
1919	1,350	572	211	417	-
1918	999	499	200	-	-
1917	640	420	139	-	-
1916	629	418	101	-	-
1915	596	396	83	-	-
1914	505	449	90	-	-
1913	460	377	71	142	-
1912	221	589	69	-	-
1911	-	372	64	-	-
1910	-	55	67	-	-
1909	-	85	54	-	-
1908	-	60	45	-	-
1907	-	70	52	-	-
1906	-	75	50	-	-
1905	-	104	53	-	-
1904	-	73	38	-	-
1903	-	68	34	-	-
1902	-	83	32	-	-
1901	-	51	29	-	-
1900	-	65	25	-	-

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December 1982

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Asia, APAC

Survey time period

1900 to 1945

Supplementary notes

*Figures for China refer to gross weight for all years. Figures for all other countries refer to gross weight from 1900-1927, and to iron (Fe) content from 1928-1945.

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Of the major iron producers in Asia in the early 20^th century, Japan had one of the lowest outputs in the region. Iron output was incredibly important during the Second World War for its use in manufacturing and the production of steel, and Japan's territorial expansion into China and Southeast Asia was largely driven by its desire for access to raw materials. China was likely the largest producer of iron at this time, although exact international comparisons are difficult after 1928 due to differences* in given values.