The World’s Output of Petroleum
The world’s total production of crude oil for 1917, and for the period of years 1857 to 1917, is given in the following table. The details are given in barrels, which, divided by seven, will give the output in tons.
| Production. 1917. | Total Production. 1857-1917. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrels of 42 Gallons | P.C. of Total. | Barrels of 42 Gallons | P.C. of Total. | |
| Country. | ||||
| United States | *335,315,601 | 66·98 | 4,252,644,003 | 60·89 |
| Russia | #69,000,000 | 13·78 | 1,832,583,017 | 26·24 |
| Mexico | 55,292,770 | 11·04 | 222,082,472 | 3·18 |
| Dutch East Indies | ¶12,928,955 | 2·58 | 175,103,267 | 2·51 |
| India | #8,500,000 | 1·70 | 98,583,522 | 2·41 |
| Galicia | 5,965,447 | 1·19 | 148,459,653 | 2·13 |
| Japan and Formosa | 2,898,654 | 0·58 | 36,065,454 | 0·52 |
| Roumania | 2,681,870 | 0·54 | 142,992,465 | 2·05 |
| Peru | 2,533,417 | 0·51 | 21,878,285 | 0·31 |
| Trinidad | 1,599,455 | 0·32 | 5,418,885 | 0·08 |
| Argentina | 1,144,737 | 0·23 | 3,047,858 | 0·04 |
| Egypt | 1,008,750 | 0·20 | 2,768,686 | 0·04 |
| Germany | 995,764 | 0·20 | 15,952,861 | 2·30 |
| Canada | 205,332 | 0·04 | 24,112,529 | 3·50 |
| Italy | 50,334} | 0·11 | 947,289 | 0·01 |
| Other countries | #§530,000} | 927,000 | 0·01 | |
| Total | 500,651,086l | 100·00l | 6,983,567,246l | 100·00 |
* Quantity marketed.
# Estimated.
¶ Includes British Borneo.
#§ Includes 19,167 barrels produced in Cuba.