Brown Coal Production

Brown coal production in Germany from 1932 to 1937 in million tons. Includes Saarland production from February 1935.1
Year Production
1932 123
1933 127
1934 137
1935 147
1936 161
1937 185
Brown coal production in Germany and annexed territories from 1938 to 1944 in million tons. Year starting in March.2
Year East of Elbe Central Germany Rhineland Other Total
1938/1939 52.2 87.0 58.9 1.5 199.6
1939/1940 56.6 92.9 60.9 1.2 211.6
1940/1941 61.4 100.6 63.5 1.3 226.8
1941/1942 63.7 104.6 65.5 1.3 235.1
1942/1943 66.4 111.1 70.1 1.3 248.9
1943/1944 68.3 114.7 68.1 1.4 252.5
Production of brownite, pitch coal, and anthracite in Germany and annexed territories from 1938 to 1944 in million tons. Year starting in March.3
Year Germany Sudetenland and Austria Total
1938/1939 1.5 11.1 12.6
1939/1940 1.5 22.3 23.8
1940/1941 1.6 24.3 25.9
1941/1942 1.5 24.6 26.1
1942/1943 1.6 29.2 30.8
1943/1944 1.6 32.4 34.0

Black Coal Production

Black coal production in Germany from 1932 to 1937 in million tons. Includes Saarland production from February 1935.4
Year Production
1932 105
1933 110
1934 125
1935 143
1936 158
1937 185
Black coal production in Germany and annexed territories from 1938 to 1944 in million tons. Upper Silesia includes Polish Silesia from October 1939. Other includes Austria and Sudetenland from October 1938. Year starting in March.5
Year Ruhr Aachen Saar Upper Silesia Lower Silesia Alsace-Lorraine Other Total
1938/1939 126.9 7.6 14.5 26.9 5.5 - 6.1 187.5
1939/1940 129.5 7.2 11.3 44.6 5.3 - 6.9 204.8
1940/1941 129.8 7.3 12.4 86.4 5.1 0.5 6.4 247.9
1941/1942 129.2 7.2 14.7 83.7 4.9 2.4 6.2 248.3
1942/1943 131.2 7.4 15.6 94.0 5.0 5.1 6.2 264.5
1943/1944 125.4 7.3 16.3 100.1 5.1 - 14.7 268.9

Coal Production Summary

Summary of coal production, converted to black coal equivalent, from 1938 to 1944 in million tons. Annexed territories includes Alsace-Lorraine, Czechoslovakia, Austria, and Polish Upper Silesia. Imports are not available from 1938 to 1940. Year starting in March.6
Year Germany Annexed territories Occupied countries Imports Total
1938/1939 232.3 8.0 92.5 - 332.8
1939/1940 233.7 34.0 96.9 - 364.6
1940/1941 239.5 76.0 87.3 1.5 404.3
1941/1942 241.5 76.4 89.9 2.9 410.7
1942/1943 250.3 90.1 89.3 2.9 432.6
1943/1944 249.1 98.5 84.7 2.4 434.7

Coal Consumption

Domestic consumption and exports of all coal types, converted to black coal equivalent, from 1938 to 1944 in million tons. Domestic includes minor industries. Other includes Wehrmacht consumption abroad. Year starting in March.7
Year Domestic Consumption Exports Coal Mine Consumption Total
Transportation Utilities Industry Domestic Italy Poland and Russia Other
1938/1939 23 30 88 48 7 - 29 26 251
1939/1940 24 32 94 53 7 1 18 34 263
1940/1941 30 37 105 68 12 6 22 40 320
1941/1942 31 41 109 65 11 8 19 42 326
1942/1943 33 45 110 62 12 17 22 43 344
1943/1944 35 46 112 55 7 16 26 45 342

References

  1. WaA/Stab Ia, 1938. Back
  2. The United States Strategic Bombing Survey : The Effects of Strategic Bombing on the German War Economy. Overall Economic Effects Division, 1945. Back
  3. The United States Strategic Bombing Survey : The Effects of Strategic Bombing on the German War Economy. Overall Economic Effects Division, 1945. Back
  4. WaA/Stab Ia, 1938. Back
  5. The United States Strategic Bombing Survey : The Effects of Strategic Bombing on the German War Economy. Overall Economic Effects Division, 1945. Back
  6. The United States Strategic Bombing Survey : The Effects of Strategic Bombing on the German War Economy. Overall Economic Effects Division, 1945. Back
  7. The United States Strategic Bombing Survey : The Effects of Strategic Bombing on the German War Economy. Overall Economic Effects Division, 1945. Back

Sources

  1. Berlin : WaA/Stab Ia, 1938. 408 p. NARA T78 R143 H 15/1.1.
  2. The United States Strategic Bombing Survey : The Effects of Strategic Bombing on the German War Economy. Overall Economic Effects Division, 1945. 296 p.