The line graph illustrates China’s production and consumption of oil from 1982 to 2006.
In this period, the amount of oil being produced has remained relatively constant. On the other hand, the consumption of petrol has taken a sharp increase since 1990 and has overtaken the production in 1994.
In 1982, China produced 2 millions barrels of oil per day. Just four years later, the production significantly increased by 50% to 3 millions barrel per day. From that point onwards, the oil production has only seen a small changes. The figure was approximately 3.5 millions barrel in 2006.
On the other hand, the consumption was leveled with the production in 1982, and has remained the same for the next 8 years. After that, there have been a sharp increase in the usage of oil. The usage exceeded the oil extracted in 1993 at roughly 3 millions barrel, then continue to rise up to over 6 millions barrel in 2006.