Volume of petroleum transported through world maritime oil chokepoints 2016

Published by Statista Research Department, Apr 29, 2024
This statistic shows the volume of petroleum travelling through maritime oil chokepoints worldwide in 2016. At that time, the Strait of Hormuz was the most important strategic oil chokepoint worldwide, accounting for a volume of 18.5 million barrels of oil per day.

Volume of petroleum travelling through selected maritime trade routes worldwide in 2016 by trade route (in million barrels per day)

CharacteristicVolume in million barrels per day
Strait of Hormuz 18.5
Strait of Mallaca 16
Cape of Good Hope 5.8
Sues Canal and SUMED pipeline 5.5
Bab el-Mandeb 4.8
Danish Straits 3.2
Turkish Straits 2.4
Panama Canal* 0.9
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Volume in million barrels per day18.518.516165.85.85.55.54.84.83.23.22.42.40.90.9Strait of HormuzStrait of MallacaCape of Good HopeSues Canal and SUMED pipelineBab el-MandebDanish StraitsTurkish StraitsPanama Canal*
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Release date

July 2017

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2016

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* Data corresponds to fiscal year rather than calendar year.

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