In the early 1900s, the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) was the largest producer of crude petroleum in the Pacific. Following the U.S. cessation of oil exports to Japan in 1941, and the lack of oil access at home, Japan's invasion of China was at threat of coming to a halt. In order to keep its armies supplied, Japan launched an invasion of Southeast Asia on December 8. 1941, with the annexation of Indonesia as one of its top priorities. This invasion also included the attack on Pearl Harbor, where Japan sought to neutralize the U.S. Pacific Fleet to prevent American interference. This brought the U.S. military into the Second World War, but it was not until mid-1942 when the Allies then halted the Japanese advance in Southeast Asia and started pushing them back through Southeast Asia in a grueling three-year long campaign. One of the keys to the Allies' success was the disruption of Japan's oil supply from Indonesia to Japan's armies in China and at home.
Crude petroleum production in selected East and Southeast Asian countries from 1900 to 1945
(in 1,000s of metric tons)
Characteristic
Burma (Myanmar) & India*
China
Dutch East Indies (Indonesia)
Japan
1945
316
175
976
221
1944
372
201
2,859
229
1943
366
311
6,203
247
1942
373
817
3,083
236
1941
387
663
6,885
275
1940
1,403
585
7,939
301
1939
1,364
384
7,949
334
1938
1,340
272
7,398
353
1937
1,338
194
7,262
353
1936
1,278
166
6,438
352
1935
1,232
141
6,082
316
1934
1,230
92
6,055
256
1933
1,201
87
5,585
202
1932
1,210
70
5,093
226
1931
1,197
61
4,698
273
1930
1,220
50
5,531
282
1929
1,201
4
5,239
278
1928
1,201
3
4,308
270
1927
1,129
3
3,694
248
1926
1,126
2
3,018
248
1925
1,163
-
3,066
266
1924
1,222
-
2,926
252
1923
1,220
-
2,833
251
1922
1,238
-
2,382
285
1921
1,268
-
2,359
298
1920
1,170
-
2,365
290
1919
1,164
-
2,160
326
1918
1,067
-
1,764
340
1917
1,077
-
1,793
386
1916
1,132
-
1,730
419
1915
1,094
-
1,598
416
1914
987
-
1,569
365
1913
1,057
-
1,526
259
1912
949
-
1,519
223
1911
860
-
1,671
221
1910
818
-
1,523
258
1909
890
-
1,524
252
1908
673
-
1,420
276
1907
579
-
1,378
267
1906
536
-
1,130
229
1905
551
-
1,083
196
1904
451
-
898
189
1903
335
-
796
161
1902
216
-
336
159
1901
191
-
554
149
1900
144
-
311
116
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*Combined figures given by the source from 1900-1927, separate figures for Burma and India have been combined for display purposes from 1928-1940 (during which time Burma produced around 75-85% of the total), and figures are only available for India from 1941-1945.
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Macmillan Publishers. (December 31, 1982). Crude petroleum production in selected East and Southeast Asian countries from 1900 to 1945 (in 1,000s of metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328014/petroleum-production-east-asia-country-1900-1945/
Macmillan Publishers. "Crude petroleum production in selected East and Southeast Asian countries from 1900 to 1945 (in 1,000s of metric tons)." Chart. December 31, 1982. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328014/petroleum-production-east-asia-country-1900-1945/
Macmillan Publishers. (1982). Crude petroleum production in selected East and Southeast Asian countries from 1900 to 1945 (in 1,000s of metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328014/petroleum-production-east-asia-country-1900-1945/
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