Global Imports of Persian Gulf Oil - 1997 and 2020

 Importing region and country

Actual imports

Estimated imports
in 2020

Percent increase
1997 to 2020

 North America (incl. U.S., Canada, Mexico)

2.0

4.1

105
Western Europe 

 3.5

3.7

6
Developed Asia
(incl. Japan, Australia, New Zealand

4.8

5.5

15
China

0.5

5.3

960
Developing East and Southeast Asia

4.2

9.0

114
All others

1.3

8.8

577
       
Total of all countries

 16.3

36.4

123
       
       

 

 

Source: U.S. Department of Energy, International Energy Outlook, 2000


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