Global number of oil tanker spills by quantity 1970-2023

Published by Statista Research Department, May 22, 2024
There were a total of 10 oil tanker spills worldwide in 2023. Nine incidents had a release volume of less than 700 metric tons. In the last two decades the amount of oil leaked by tanker spills generally declined, although 2018 stood out as an unusually perilous year for oil shipping. In 2018, the Sanchi tanker collision resulted in the death of all crew members, and spilled a quantity of 113 thousand metric tons of condensate, polluting the East China Sea.

Number of oil tanker spills worldwide from 1970 to 2023, by volume spilled

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January 2024

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1970 to 2023

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