The statistic shows the most important transit choke points on crude oil transportation routes by daily transport volume in 2013. That year, the Strait of Hormuz was the most important transit choke point for crude oil transportation with a transport volume of 17 million barrels a day.
Most important transit choke points on crude oil transportation routes by daily transport volume in 2013
(in million barrels)
Characteristic
Daily transport volume in million barrels
Strait of Hormuz
17
Strait of Malacca
15.2
Suez Canal*
4.6
Bab al-Mandab
3.8
Danish Straits
3.3
Bosporus/Dardanelles
2.9
Panama Canal
0.8
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EIA. (November 17, 2014). Most important transit choke points on crude oil transportation routes by daily transport volume in 2013 (in million barrels) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/271566/transit-choke-points-on-oil-transportation-routes-in-2009/
EIA. "Most important transit choke points on crude oil transportation routes by daily transport volume in 2013 (in million barrels)." Chart. November 17, 2014. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/271566/transit-choke-points-on-oil-transportation-routes-in-2009/
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EIA. "Most Important Transit Choke Points on Crude Oil Transportation Routes by Daily Transport Volume in 2013 (in Million Barrels)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/271566/transit-choke-points-on-oil-transportation-routes-in-2009/
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