If there is a sufficient amount of lag, not all items will drop when a creeper explodes. Probably happens because lag makes explosion happen twice in certain areas, especially if the explosion is off-screen.
MC-162291
When Creepers explode, If there is lag not all items broken will drop.
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We're actually already tracking this issue in MC-156265, so I resolved and linked this ticket as a duplicate.
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