Which chokepoints carry the most oil?
Answer
The chokepoints carrying the most oil are Strait of Malacca (about 23.7 million barrels per day of crude oil and petroleum products), Strait of Hormuz (20.9 million barrels per day) and Suez Canal / SUMED (8.8 million barrels per day).
Data: 2023 annual averages
Key figures
- Strait of Malacca
- 23.7 million barrels per day
- Strait of Hormuz
- 20.9 million barrels per day
- Suez Canal / SUMED
- 8.8 million barrels per day
| # | Chokepoint | Oil and products a day |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strait of Malacca | 23.7 million |
| 2 | Strait of Hormuz | 20.9 million |
| 3 | Suez Canal / SUMED | 8.8 million |
| 4 | Bab el-Mandeb | 8.7 million |
| 5 | Cape of Good Hope | 5.9 million |
| 6 | Turkish Straits | 3.4 million |
| 7 | Danish Straits | 3.2 million |
| 8 | Panama Canal | 2.1 million |
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How it is calculated
U.S. EIA estimates of crude oil and petroleum products passing through each chokepoint. The trade routes on the map show crude oil only, so they carry less than these totals.
Sources
- U.S. EIA – crude oil and petroleum products passing through maritime chokepoints · 2023