The United States and Canada have the greatest utilization rate of crude oil refineries in the world. In 2023, annual average utilization was over 90 percent of calendar day capacity. Refineries in Africa have by far the lowest utilization rate, at less than 50 percent.
Annual utilization rate of operable crude oil refineries worldwide in 2023, by region
(as a percentage of calendar day capacity)
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Refinery units' utilization rate as a percentage of calendar day capacity
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OPEC. (September 23, 2024). Annual utilization rate of operable crude oil refineries worldwide in 2023, by region (as a percentage of calendar day capacity) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1552981/global-crude-refinery-utilization-rate-by-region/
OPEC. "Annual utilization rate of operable crude oil refineries worldwide in 2023, by region (as a percentage of calendar day capacity)." Chart. September 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1552981/global-crude-refinery-utilization-rate-by-region/
OPEC. (2024). Annual utilization rate of operable crude oil refineries worldwide in 2023, by region (as a percentage of calendar day capacity). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1552981/global-crude-refinery-utilization-rate-by-region/
OPEC. "Annual Utilization Rate of Operable Crude Oil Refineries Worldwide in 2023, by Region (as a Percentage of Calendar Day Capacity)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1552981/global-crude-refinery-utilization-rate-by-region/
OPEC, Annual utilization rate of operable crude oil refineries worldwide in 2023, by region (as a percentage of calendar day capacity) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1552981/global-crude-refinery-utilization-rate-by-region/ (last visited April 03, 2025)
Annual utilization rate of operable crude oil refineries worldwide in 2023, by region (as a percentage of calendar day capacity) [Graph], OPEC, September 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1552981/global-crude-refinery-utilization-rate-by-region/
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