The line graph below shows the oil production and consumption in China between 1982 and 2006. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph describes the

oil

production and consumption rates between 1982 and 2006 in China.

Overall

, the data shows that production rates went up for the first few years and

then

remained stable for the rest of the period.

On the other hand

, the consumption substantially changed over the period and run significantly above the production rates.

First,

in 1982, China produced 2

million

barrels of

oil

per day.

However

,

this

changed in 1986 when the number of litres increased to 3

million

daily. From that year, the amount of

oil

produced stayed constant until 1994

then

slightly rose to about 3.5

million

in 2006.

Secondly

, the use of

oil

in China started with low numbers with an average of 2

million

between 1982 and 1990.

This

was not the same in 1994 when

oil

consumption experienced a jump every 2 years reaching its highest growth in 2006 with a record of over 6

million

barrels used a day.