The pie charts show the amount of oil production and consumption measured in million barrels per day (MB/D) in seven regions in the year 2001. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.
The pie charts show the world divided into seven regions and the amount of oil produced and consumed in those regions in MB/D in 2001. In total, the amount of oil consumed exceeded that produced by 0.8MB/D. The regions can be divided into two groups—one where production outpaces consumption and the other where the reverse is the case.
The former group—the net producers-consists of Africa, the Former Soviet Union, the Middle East, and Latin America. The Middle East is by far the largest producer (22.2 MB/D), but its consumption is relatively low (4.3 MB/D) – just a fifth of what it produces. Africa produces 7.8 MB/D, about three times what it consumes (2.5MB/D), the Former Soviet Union about 250% more, and Latin America about 150% more.
The other group—the net consumers
– consists of the Asia Pacific region, Europe, and the USA and Canada. The USA and Canada is the region which consumes the most oil (23.4 MB/D), though we can see that it is also the second largest producer region (14 MB/D). The Asia Pacific region is the second largest consumer (20.9 MB/D). Europe is the third largest consumer (16.1 MB/D) and the smallest producer (6.8 MB/D).
From the information above, we can see that oil production and consumption are not even around the world.