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- Distribution of proved oil reserves - 1987/1997/2007
- Oil proved reserves - 1987/1997/2007
- Oil production by region
- Oil R/P ratios - World
- Oil R/P ratios - by region 2007
- Oil consumption by region
- Regional oil consumption by product group - Light distillates
- Regional oil consumption by product group: Middle distillates
- Regional oil consumption by product group: Fuel oil
- Regional oil consumption by product group: Others
- Distribution of natural gas reserves - 1987/1997/2007
- Natural gas proved reserves: 1987/1997/2007
- Natural gas production by region
- Natural Gas R/P ratios - World
- Natural Gas R/P ratios - By region 2007
- Natural gas consumption by region
- Nuclear energy consumption by region
- Hydroelectricity consumption by region
- Primary energy - World consumption by fuel type
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Oil R/P ratios - World
This clustered bar chart shows world oil R/P (reserve to production) ratios for alternate years from 1983 to 2007. R/P ratios are measured in years.
| Units | 1983 | 1985 | 1987 | 1989 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oil: Reserves/Production ratios [3] - Years (from 1980) | Years | |||||||||||||
| World - Oil R/P ratio | Years | 35.2 | 36.8 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 42.3 | 42.1 | 41.4 | 40.6 | 41.2 | 41.5 | 42.9 | 41.1 | 41.6 |
(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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