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Oil R/P ratios - by region 2006
This clustered bar chart shows world oil R/P (reserve to production) ratios for the year 2006 according to geographic region. R/P ratios are measured in years.

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Oil R/P ratios - by region 2006
  Units 2006
Oil: Reserves/Production ratios [3] - Years (from 1980) Years  
North America - Oil R/P ratio Years 12.0
S. & Cent. America - Oil R/P ratio Years 41.2
Europe & Eurasia - Oil R/P ratio Years 22.5
Middle East - Oil R/P ratio Years 79.5
Africa - Oil R/P ratio Years 32.1
Asia Pacific - Oil R/P ratio Years 14.0

(3) Reserves/Production (R/P) ratio - If the reserves remaining at the end of any year are divided by the production in that year, the result is the length of time that those remaining reserves would last if production were to continue at that rate.


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