The bar chart below shows the production of the world’s oil in OPEC and non-OPEC countries.
The bar chart illustrates the number of
barrels
of oil
produced globally by OPEC
and non-OPEC
regions from 1980 to 2010, with a forecast for 2020.
Overall
, non-OPEC
countries
show continuous growth in oil
production
, while
OPEC
regions, including Middle Eastern OPEC
countries
and other OPEC
nations, are expected to experience a decline.
To begin
with, non-OPEC
countries
produced around 2 million
barrels
of oil
in 1980. This
figure tripled to approximately 6 million
barrels
by 2000 and is projected to reach over 15 million
barrels
by 2020. Conversely
, other OPEC
countries
produced about 7 million
barrels
of oil
in 1980, making them the top oil
producers at that time. However
, their production
declined steadily to around 3 million
barrels
by 2010 and is forecasted to drop to approximately 1 million
barrels
by 2020.
Middle Eastern OPEC
countries
initially
produced oil
at similar levels to other OPEC
countries
, around 6 million
barrels
in 1980. Their production
saw a slight increase to about 7 million
barrels
by 2000 but then
decreased to around 4 million
barrels
by 2010. This
downward trend is expected to continue, with production
falling to about 2 million
barrels
by 2020.Submitted by adebimpeanimawun on
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