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- Distribution of proved oil reserves - 1989/1999/2009
- Oil proved reserves - 1989/1999/2009
- Oil production by area
- Oil R/P ratios - world
- Oil R/P ratios - by region 2009
- Oil consumption by area
- Regional oil consumption by product group - light distillates
- Regional oil consumption by product group - middle distillates
- Regional consumption by fuel oil
- Regional consumption by fuel oil - others
- Distribution of Natural gas reserves - 1989/1999/2009
- Natural gas proved reserves - 1989/1999/2009
- Natural gas production by area
- Natural gas R/P ratios - world
- Natural gas R/P ratios - by region 2009
- Natural gas consumption by area
- Nuclear energy consumption by area
- Hydroelectric consumption by area
- Primary energy - world consumption by fuel type
- Spot crude prices - from 1972
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BP - Statistical Review data
Oil R/P ratios - world
This clustered bar chart shows world oil R/P (reserve to production) ratios for alternate years from 1985 to 2009. R/P ratios are measured in years.
| Units | 1985 | 1986 | 1988 | 1990 | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oil: Reserves/Production ratios [3] - Years (from 1980) | Years | ||||||||||||||
| World - Oil R/P ratio | Years | 36.8 | 39.8 | 43.2 | 42.0 | 42.1 | 41.6 | 41.1 | 39.9 | 40.4 | 43.8 | 41.1 | 41.4 | 44.4 | 45.7 |
(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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