German raw material production during World War II
Introduction
Raw materials is the foundation of all production. Even though a country may have a lot of money, this won't help if it is unable to purchase anything useful for it. Many people make the mistake, when judging priorities of equipment, largely disregarding wheter it would in fact be possible to manufacture the goods. For example, an army may have a large amount of advanced fighters, and highly trained pilots, but without fuel, this will matter little.
- 1940 oil production
- German oil production in 1940
- Various raw materials, 1939-1944
- Production of steel, aluminium, coal and synthetic oil from 1939 to 1944
1940 oil production
List of the production of oil in Germany in 1940, by source
| Source |
Barrels per month |
% of total |
| Germany |
750 000 |
6.9 |
| Austria |
850 000 |
7.9 |
| Poland and Czechoslovakia |
550 000 |
5.1 |
| Romania |
2 500 000 |
23.1 |
| Hungary |
900 000 |
8.3 |
| Synthetic oil (all countries) |
4 250 000 |
39.4 |
| Other sources (all countries) |
1 000 000 |
9.3 |
| Total amount |
10 800 000 |
100.0 |
Various raw materials, 1939-1944
List of the German production of steel, aluminium, coal and synthetic oil from 1939 to 1944 (in million tons)
| Year |
Steel |
Aluminium |
Coal |
Synthetic oil |
| 1939 |
23.7 |
0.199 |
204.8 |
2.2 |
| 1940 |
21.5 (-9%) |
0.211 (+6%) |
247.9 (+21%) |
3.1 (+41%) |
| 1941 |
31.8 (+48%) |
0.234 (+11%) |
248.3 (+0.1%) |
4.1 (+32%) |
| 1942 |
32.1 (+1%) |
0.264 (+13%) |
264.2 (+6%) |
4.9 (+20%) |
| 1943 |
34.6 (+8%) |
0.250 (-5%) |
268.9 (+2%) |
5.7 (+16%) |
| 1944 |
28.5 (-18%) |
0.245 (-2%) |
249.0 (-7%) |
3.8 (-33%) |
