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 * Graphs page 27**


 * Paragraphs we wrote together in class:**

__Oil Producing Countries__ Saudi Arabia and Canada, which were the biggest oil producers, accounted for almost half of the world’s oil production in 2009, with 26% and 19% respectively. The total oil production of the next four countries, Iraq (12%), Nigeria (11%), Venezuela (10%) and Iran (10%), was almost the same amount as the combined total of Saudi Arabia and Canada. On the other hand, Russia, the USA and China, with 6%, 3% and 3% respectively, were the smallest countries in terms of oil production.

__Oil Consumption__ The USA, China and Russia were the biggest consumers of oil in the world in 2009. The USA consumed an average of 19 million barrels of oil per day, which was almost twice as much as China (10 million barrels per day) and almost four times as much as Russia (5 million barrels per day).The amount of oil consumed by Saudi Arabia and Canada was the same (around 2.2 million barrels per day). The remaining four countries all accounted for numbers from around 0.5 million barrels per day (Venezuela) to just over 1 million barrels per day (Iran).


 * Example description of the two graphs:**

This data shows oil reserves and consumption among a range of countries. The key findings show that the countries with the smallest production were also the countries with the highest usage.

The major oil reserves were help by six countries (Saudi Arabia, Canada, Iraq, Nigeria, Venezeual and Iran). Between them, these countries had over 80% of total production, with Saudi Arabia by far the highest (26%), followed by Canada (19%), and the other four countries with 10-12% each. Rusia, the USA and China had just 12% of reserves (6%, 3% and 3% respectively).

The data for oil usage shows a different pattern. The USA, China and Russia consumed more than any of the other countries show (almost 20, 10 and 5 million barrels per day respectively). This was a total of 35 million barrels a day, which is about four times more than the other countries combined. Only Saudi Arabia and Canada used just of 2 million barrels a day, while Iran, Iraq, Nigeria and Venezeal comsumed 1 million barrels or less each day.