Which Rust crate gives the most scrap?

Elite Crate 25, Christmas Tunnel Crate 15, Underwater Crate (Advanced) 10, Military Crate 8 scrap. Scrap is guaranteed on top of the item rolls.

How much scrap is in a crate in Rust?

An Elite Crate gives 25 scrap, a Military Crate 8 and a Loot Barrel 2. 15 of 39 containers give guaranteed scrap.

35 to 50 HP (Loot Barrel II 35, Loot Barrel 50). Each gives 2 scrap.

15 minutes. It rolls 18 loot slots from 143 possible items.

Health, guaranteed scrap and loot slots for every crate and barrel. Open one for its full drop table. For how fast they come back, see Respawn Times.

7 containers

Container	HP	Scrap	Slots	Items	Always contains
Locked Crate (Oil Rig)	5000	-	18	143	-
Supply Drop	1000	-	12	44	-
Locked Crate (Ghost Ship)	5000	-	18	143	-
Patrol Heli Crate	opens	-	-	44	-
Bradley Crate	opens	-	7	37	-
Hackable Locked Crate	5000	-	18	143	-
Satellite Crate	opens	-	2	5	-

Locked crates, heli and Bradley drops, and airdrops.

22 containers

Container	HP	Scrap	Slots	Items	Always contains
Elite Crate	opens	25	8	147	-
Military Crate	250	8	8	112	-
Vehicle Parts Crate	250	8	-	6	-
Tech Parts Crate	250	8	-	8	-
Tech Parts Crate II	250	8	-	9	-
Vehicle Parts Crate (Advanced)	250	8	-	6	-
Crate	150	5	9	124	-
Cannon Crate	250	5	6	14	-
Tool Crate	250	5	-	40	-
Basic Crate	250	3	3	33	-
Shore Crate	150	-	-	13	-
Trash Pile	50	-	-	11	-
Mining Crate	125	-	-	13	-
Small Trash Pile	35	-	-	2	-
Mine Cart	125	-	-	13	-
Food Box	50	-	-	13	-
Food Cache	150	-	-	26	-
Fuel Crate	175	-	-	2	×15‑19 ×5‑9
Medical Crate	150	-	-	4	-
Ammo Crate	175	-	-	10	-
Food Crate	150	-	-	10	-
Food Crate II	150	-	-	13	-

Crates around monuments and roadsides.

2 containers

Container	HP	Scrap	Slots	Items	Always contains
Underwater Crate (Advanced)	3	10	5	105	-
Underwater Crate (Basic)	2	5	4	52	-

Crates found in underwater labs and on the sea floor.

4 containers

Container	HP	Scrap	Slots	Items	Always contains
Loot Barrel II	35	2	2	45	-
Loot Barrel	50	2	2	45	-
Oil Barrel	50	-	-	2	×15‑19 ×5‑9
Diesel Barrel	50	-	-	2	×15‑19 ×5‑9

Roadside barrels give quick scrap and components. Scrap Tea boosts barrel scrap: Basic +100%, Advanced +200%, Pure +300%.

4 containers

Container	HP	Scrap	Slots	Items	Always contains
Christmas Tunnel Crate	250	15	5	113	-
Present Drop	1000	-	7	43	-
Large Stocking	100	-	-	29	-
Small Stocking	100	-	-	18	-

Event-only: Christmas stockings and the festive tunnel-dungeon crate.

Containers marked “opens” (elite, heli, Bradley) cannot be broken. They open on a timer or when you walk up.

Which Rust crate gives the most scrap?: Elite Crate 25, Christmas Tunnel Crate 15, Underwater Crate (Advanced) 10, Military Crate 8 scrap. Scrap is guaranteed on top of the item rolls.
How much scrap is in a crate in Rust?: An Elite Crate gives 25 scrap, a Military Crate 8 and a Loot Barrel 2. 15 of 39 containers give guaranteed scrap.
How much HP does a loot barrel have?: 35 to 50 HP (Loot Barrel II 35, Loot Barrel 50). Each gives 2 scrap.
How long does a locked crate take to hack?: 15 minutes. It rolls 18 loot slots from 143 possible items.