The bar chart illustrates the estimated amount of
oil
produced in 6 Use synonyms
countries
between 1990 and 2010, measured in millions of Use synonyms
barrels
per Use synonyms
day
.
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Overall
, Linking Words
oil
Use synonyms
production
capacity tended to Use synonyms
increase
during Use synonyms
this
20-year period. The figures for Saudi Arabia were significantly higher than in the other Linking Words
countries
, Use synonyms
while
Linking Words
production
was least in Qatar.
From 1990 to 2010, there was a significant Use synonyms
increase
in Use synonyms
oil
Use synonyms
production
in Saudi Arabia. In 1990, just over 8 Use synonyms
million
Use synonyms
barrels
per Use synonyms
day
were produced and Use synonyms
this
rose steadily, reaching a peak of over 14 Linking Words
million
Use synonyms
barrels
per Use synonyms
day
in 2010. Use synonyms
In contrast
, the smallest producer was Qatar. Despite a slight Linking Words
increase
in 2000, Use synonyms
production
in Qatar remained relatively stable at less than 1 Use synonyms
million
Use synonyms
barrels
per Use synonyms
day
.
The other Use synonyms
countries
saw a slight rise in Use synonyms
oil
Use synonyms
production
over the period. The estimated figure for Iran in 1990 was over 3 Use synonyms
million
Use synonyms
barrels
per Use synonyms
day
, compared with around 2 Use synonyms
million
Use synonyms
barrels
in the other three Use synonyms
countries
. Use synonyms
Although
Linking Words
production
did not Use synonyms
increase
in 2000 in the UAE, the amount of Use synonyms
oil
produced peaked in 2010 in Iran at over 4 Use synonyms
million
Use synonyms
barrels
and at almost 4 Use synonyms
million
Use synonyms
barrels
in Iraq, Kuwait and the UAE.Use synonyms