How many artillery shells were made/fired during WW1 in total?

by Vyncis

And if you're feeling up to it, the total amount of infantry/machine gun bullets too.

jonewer

I'm afraid I cant provide an overall total for all combatants but the official records show that the British sent 187.3 million rounds of artillery ammunition to the Western Front alone during the war, with another 8.5 million rounds sent to the middle east.

See page 421 of this pdf

Its actually a really useful document, but its hard to read.

Hopefully this gives you a feel for your question, if not a comprehensive answer.