Visualizing Saudi Aramco’s Massive Oil Reserves

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Visualizing Saudi Aramco’s Massive Oil Reserves

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Saudi Aramco controls 259 billion barrels worth of oil and gas reserves, which is unmatched by any other company globally. This is a key factor in the company’s massive $1.8 trillion valuation.

To illustrate that, this chart compares the proved reserves of major oil companies as of 2022. Data was compiled by Statista from various company reports.

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Saudi Aramco is the national oil company of Saudi Arabia. As of 2024, it is the sixth-largest company in the world by market capitalization.

Its oil reserves are over four times bigger than the reserves of all the other six companies on our list combined.

CompanyProved reserves (billion barrels of oil equivalent) Saudi Aramco258.8 ExxonMobil17.7 Chevron11.2 Total Energies10.2 Shell9.6 BP7.2 Eni6.6

Behind Saudi Aramco, American company ExxonMobil comes in second with 17.7 billion barrels of oil equivalent, followed by another American company, Chevron, with 11.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent.

Saudi Aramco produces 9 million barrels of oil a day, more than any other firm and nearly a tenth of the world’s total.

In addition, the state-run oil giant is the world’s most profitable company, generating $722 billion in profits between 2016 and 2023.

Saudi Aramco is also expected to play a big part in Saudi Arabia’s plans to diversify its economy and reduce oil dependence. Recently, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman confirmed that the kingdom is in talks to sell a 1% stake in the state oil giant, which could help fund the country’s projects in clean energy and technology.

If you enjoyed this post, be sure to check out this graphic, which ranks oil production by country.

Countries with the Biggest Gender Disparities in their Workforces

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Countries with the Biggest Gender Disparities in Workforces

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This graphic ranks the countries with the biggest gender disparities in their labor forces by contrasting the average male and female labor force participation rate and measuring the gap between them.

Data for this graphic is sourced from the World Bank, which aggregates 2023 International Labour Organization estimates.

ℹ️ A country’s labor force includes people aged 15+ who are working or actively looking for work in exchange for pay, profit, or shared production. Unpaid workers, family caretakers, students, and military personnel may be excluded from this count.
Ranked: Differences in Male and Female Labor Participation Rates

The top 10 countries with the highest discrepancies between male and female labor participation rates are Islamic nations:

RankCountryMale Labor Force
Participation Rate (%)Female Labor Force
Participation Rate (%)Gender Disparity
(In percentage points) 1🇦🇫 Afghanistan69564 2🇮🇶 Iraq721161 3🇵🇰 Pakistan812557 4🇴🇲 Oman883256 5🇮🇷 Iran711456 6🇾🇪 Yemen60555 7🇪🇬 Egypt711755 8🇩🇿 Algeria671750 9🇸🇾 Syria641450 10🇯🇴 Jordan631449 11🇲🇦 Morocco682049 12🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia803545 13🇮🇳 India773344 14🇧🇩 Bangladesh803743 15🇧🇭 Bahrain874443 16🇹🇳 Tunisia692742 17🇬🇹 Guatemala814140 18🇸🇩 Sudan682840 19🇱🇰 Sri Lanka723240 20🇰🇼 Kuwait864838 N/A🌍 World734924
Note: Figures rounded and based on International Labour Organization’s estimates as of 2023.

In countries such as Pakistan, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, the male labor force participation rates are higher than the global average. Meanwhile the female participation rates are 50+ percentage points lower than the corresponding male rates, and 15-25 points below the global female average.

For the other countries in the top 10 by labor participation rate differential, the average male participation rate is also below the global average. This could indicate a lack of general economic opportunities with the nation.

Finally, India (#13), Guatemala (#17) and Sri Lanka (#19) are three countries in the top 20 with

Charted: A Breakdown of India’s Overseas Trade in 2023

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Charted: A Breakdown of India’s Overseas Trade in 2023

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In 2023, India’s total overseas trade value (combining merchandise imports and exports) stood at slightly over $1 trillion, about one-third of the $3.7 trillion economy.

To put into perspective, this is the size of Netherland’s gross domestic product, the 18th biggest economy in the world.

But who are India’s biggest export and import partners?

This chart by creator Preyash Shah breaks down the key countries with whom India imported goods from, and exported merchandise to, in the 2023 fiscal year (FY). It does not cover the value of services trade.

There’s also a historical six-year trend of India’s total merchandise trade since FY17. Data for this graphic is sourced from the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

ℹ️ India’s financial year runs from April to March, and the year label corresponds to the end of the time period. Thus, FY23 is from April 2022–March 2023. India’s Biggest Import Partners, By Country

China heads India’s sources of imports, with nearly $100 billion worth of goods imported in FY23. This is almost the same value as India’s next two biggest import partners combined: the UAE ($53 billion) and the U.S. ($50 billion).

Consumer electronics, computer hardware, and electrical machinery are some of India’s top imported goods from China.

RankCountry/TerritoryRegionFY23 Imports
(Million $) 1🇨🇳 ChinaAsia$98,506 2🇦🇪 UAEMiddle East$53,232 3🇺🇸 U.S.North America$50,864 4🇷🇺 RussiaEurope$46,213 5🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East$42,035 6🇮🇶 IraqMiddle East$34,386 7🇮🇩 IndonesiaAsia$28,820 8🇸🇬 SingaporeAsia$23,595 9🇰🇷 South KoreaAsia$21,227 10🇦🇺 AustraliaOceania$19,011 11🇭🇰 Hong KongAsia$18,275 12🇶🇦 QatarMiddle East$16,808 13🇩🇪 GermanyEurope$16,602 14🇯🇵 JapanAsia$16,495 15🇨🇭 SwitzerlandEurope$15,794 16🇲🇾 MalaysiaAsia$12,735 17🇰🇼 KuwaitMiddle East$12,247 18🇹🇭 ThailandAsia$11,193 19🇿🇦 South AfricaAfrica$10,398 20🇧🇪 BelgiumEurope$9,178 21🇬🇧 United KingdomEurope$8,961 22🇻🇳 VietnamAsia$8,795 23🇹🇼 TaiwanAsia$8,264 24🇴🇲 OmanMiddle East$7,911 25🇳🇬 NigeriaAfrica$6,693 26🇧🇷 BrazilSouth

Mapped: The World’s Wettest and Driest Countries

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Where are the World’s Wettest and Driest Countries?

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From tropical rainforest nations to the sandy deserts of North Africa and the Middle East, the world’s wettest and driest countries are a study in contrasts.

We map and rank the countries that receive the highest and lowest average annual precipitation in millimeters, per latest data from the World Bank.

Ranked: Top 10 Wettest Countries

Colombia tops the list of nations with the highest average precipitation at 3,240 millimeters (128 inches) in a year.

Its Tutunendo district is the one of the world’s wettest places, averaging nearly 12,000 mm (463 inches) of rain annually.

RankCountryAverage Annual
Precipitation (mm) 1Colombia3,240 2Sao Tome & Principe3,200 3Papua New Guinea3,142 4Solomon Islands3,028 5Panama2,928 6Costa Rica2,926 7Samoa2,880 8Malaysia2,875 9Brunei2,722 10Indonesia2,702
Note: Figures are rounded.

Off the coast of Africa however, Sao Tome & Principe is not far behind Colombia, receiving about 3,200 mm of rain in 2020.

Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands also average more than 3,000 mm of rain in a year, and Panama (2,928 mm) rounds out the top five.

Noticeably, all 10 countries lie in close proximity to the equator, and near oceans, where rising hot and humid air leads to abundant rainfall.

Ranked: Top 10 Driest Countries

On the other end of the scale, Egypt records the lowest average annual rainfall across all countries, at 18 mm (0.7 inches). For comparison, Colombia receives nearly 180x the amount of rain Egypt does.

RankCountryAverage Annual
Precipitation (mm) 1Egypt18 2Libya56 3Saudi Arabia59 4Qatar74 5UAE78 6Bahrain83 7Algeria89 8Mauritania92 9Jordan111 10Kuwait121
Note: Figures are rounded.

In fact, countries from North Africa and the Middle East make up the entirety of this list of the driest countries in the world.

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