Oil refinery capacities rose 0.592% to 98,139 '000 barrels daily in the World in 2017, according to the BP Statistical Review of World Energy.
Historically, oil refinery capacities in the World reached an all time high of 98,139 '000 barrels daily in 2017 and an all time low of 34,765 '000 barrels daily in 1965. When compared to World's main peers, oil refinery capacities in China amounted to 14,513 '000 barrels daily, 2,069 '000 barrels daily in Germany, 3,343 '000 barrels daily in Japan and 18,567 '000 barrels daily in USA in 2017.
World has been ranked th within the group of 71 countries we follow in terms of oil refinery capacities.
| Oil Refinery Capacities | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Austria | '000 barrels daily | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | '000 barrels daily | 788 | 753 | 776 | 776 | 776 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | '000 barrels daily | 2,005 | 2,015 | 1,929 | 1,929 | 1,931 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | '000 barrels daily | 12,296 | 12,962 | 13,594 | 14,534 | 14,306 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | '000 barrels daily | 1,610 | 1,513 | 1,375 | 1,375 | 1,375 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | '000 barrels daily | 2,077 | 2,097 | 2,061 | 2,077 | 2,049 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | '000 barrels daily | 3,795 | 4,279 | 4,319 | 4,319 | 4,307 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | '000 barrels daily | 4,274 | 4,254 | 4,123 | 3,749 | 3,721 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | '000 barrels daily | 1,606 | 1,606 | 1,606 | 1,522 | 1,522 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | '000 barrels daily | 580 | 582 | 582 | 582 | 581 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | '000 barrels daily | 5,721 | 5,816 | 6,279 | 6,407 | 6,513 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | '000 barrels daily | 2,864 | 2,878 | 2,878 | 3,123 | 3,123 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 barrels daily | 17,322 | 17,824 | 17,925 | 17,889 | 18,315 | ||||||||||||||||
| World | '000 barrels daily | 93,484 | 94,083 | 95,150 | 96,540 | 97,046 |
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