Crude steel production in Allied European countries 1900-1945, by country

Of the major Allied powers in the early 20th century, the United Kingdom was the largest producer of steel until the 1920s, before French output rose after the First World War following the transfer of Alsace-Lorraine and occupation of German territories, and then the Soviet Union's steel production rose significantly in the 1930s. Trends in steel production heavily follow those of iron production, and steel was instrumental for the industrialization and war effort of each respective country. When output from the Allied countries is compared with Axis countries in this period, Germany was the largest steel producer in Europe by a large margin and had the highest steel output in almost every year.

在20世纪初期的各大盟国中，英国直至20世纪20年代一直是钢铁的最大生产国。第一次世界大战后，随着阿尔萨斯-洛林地区的移交和对德国领土的占领，法国的钢铁产量有所上升。随后在20世纪30年代，苏联的钢铁产量显著增长。钢铁生产的趋势与铁的生产趋势密切相关，钢铁对于各国的工业化进程和战争努力起到了至关重要的作用。在此期间，将盟国的钢铁产量与轴心国的产量进行比较，德国在欧洲的钢铁生产中遥遥领先，几乎每年都保持着最高的钢铁产量。