Tin Production per country 1936-1948 (Sn content of ore)
Source: BR Mitchell (ISBN 0333994132).
Numbers are 1000s of metric tons
1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | |
Argentina | 904 | 1356 | 1747 | 1729 | 1480 | 1189 | 872 | 785 | 1002 | 1101 | 795 | 558 | 284 |
Australia | 2900 | 3200 | 3400 | 3700 | 3300 | 3600 | 3000 | 2600 | 2600 | 2300 | 2100 | 2500 | 1900 |
Bolivia | 24438 | 25531 | 25894 | 27916 | 38531 | 42740 | 38907 | 40960 | 39341 | 43168 | 38222 | 33800 | 37935 |
Burma | 5200 | 5300 | 5000 | 6100 | 4600 | 5700 | 600 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 300 | 1800 | 1200 |
Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 562 | 353 | 235 | 385 | 396 | 324 | 314 |
China | 10800 | 11500 | 13400 | 12500 | 11400 | 6400 | 5800 | 3900 | 2000 | 2000 | 2700 | 4400 | 4900 |
Indonesia | 3120 | 38200 | 30200 | 27200 | 42000 | 54200 | 10100 | 19400 | 7700 | 1100 | 6500 | 16200 | 31100 |
Japan | 2100 | 2200 | 2100 | 1500 | 1800 | 2200 | 1900 | 1100 | 400 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Laos | 1400 | 1600 | 1600 | 1500 | 1500 | 1300 | 1000 | 700 | 400 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Malaya | 67800 | 78500 | 44100 | 48200 | 84300 | 80700 | 16000 | 26400 | 9500 | 3200 | 8600 | 27500 | 45500 |
Nigeria | 9900 | 11000 | 9100 | 9600 | 12200 | 12300 | 12600 | 12900 | 12700 | 11400 | 10500 | 9300 | 9400 |
South Africa | 600 | 500 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
Thailand | 12900 | 16200 | 15100 | 15900 | 17400 | 16100 | 8000 | 5900 | 3300 | 1800 | 1100 | 1400 | 4300 |
UK | 2100 | 2000 | 2000 | 1700 | 1600 | 1500 | 1400 | 1400 | 1300 | 1200 | 800 | 900 | 900 |
Zaire | 7400 | 9300 | 9800 | 8300 | 12500 | 16000 | 16100 | 17300 | 17100 | 17300 | 14500 | 12600 | 13100 |