Other Oil Statistics

Japan

Sources of Oil

Main : California, Dutch Borneo
Secondary : Oha Field in Sakhalin, Mexico, Persia, British Borneo

Japanese Annual Domestic oil production
Year Production (barrels) Production (kiloLitres)
1931 1 800 000 291 000
1933 2 100 000 330 000
1935 1 700 000 268 000
1937 2 100 000 335 000
Japanese Annual Oil Imports From the US
Year Production (barrels) Production (kiloLitres)
1935 14 500 000 2 310 000
1937 22 200 000 3 530 000
1939 28 000 000 4 450 000
Japanese Total Oil Imports
Year Production (barrels) Production (kiloLitres)
1935 21 700 000 3 447 000
1937 30 000 000 4 770 000
1939 31 100 000 4 944 000

Japanese stocks as of August 1941
Army :
Aviation Gasoline 2,400,000 barrels (385,000 kL)
Motor Vehicle Gasoline 2,200,000 barrels (350,000 kL)
Consumption per month:
Aviation Gasoline 94,000 barrels (15,000 kl)
Motor Vehicle Gasoline 111,000 barrels (17,500 kl)

Navy : In Stock: 59,000,000 barrels (9,400,000 kl) Consumption per month: 2,800,000 barrels (450,000 kl)

Data according to Japanese Planning board Total annual oil consumption : 32,000,000 barrels (5,200,000 kl) Of which: Army: 6,200,000 barrels (1,000,000 kl) Navy: 17,600,000 barrels (2,800,000 kl) Civilian: 8,800,000 barrels (1,400,000 kl)

Total In Stock Prior to War: 52,000,000 barrel (8,400,000 kl) Army: 7,500,000 barrels (1,200,000 kl) Navy: 40,900,000 barrels (6,500,000 kl) Civilian: 4,400,000 barrels (700,000 kl) Note civilian consumption was already on "war levels", not much reduction possible beyond this point


[ ]{#Annual_Oil_production_of_Major_Producers_(approx.)} Annual Oil production of Major Producers (approx.)

US: 2,000,000,000 barrels (306,000,000 kilolitres) USSR: 400,000,000 barrels (61,200,000 kilolitres) Dutch East Indies: 120,000,000 barrels (19,125,000 kilolitres)

U.S. Oil Production Percentage by state
Only States with large oil production are included
CA California 9.44%
CO Colorado 2.67%
KA Kansas 2.54%
LA Louisiana 22.08%
NM New Mexico 4.52%
OK Oklahoma 5.45%
TX Texas 29.76%
WY Wyoming 3.72%
Total 80.18%
Soviet Oil Production, by region
Baku 68%
Groznyy 7%
Maikop 6%
Georgia 1%
Dagestan 1%
Turkmen 1%
Carpathians 1%
2nd Baku 9%
Emba 1%
Ukhta-Pechora 1%
Central Asia 1%
Sakhalin 2%
Total 99%