Oil refinery capacities rose 6.05% to 2,105 '000 barrels daily in Iran in 2017, according to the BP Statistical Review of World Energy.
Historically, oil refinery capacities in Iran reached an all time high of 2,105 '000 barrels daily in 2017 and an all time low of 467 '000 barrels daily in 1965. When compared to Iran's main peers, oil refinery capacities in Iraq amounted to 919 '000 barrels daily, 401 '000 barrels daily in Pakistan and 271 '000 barrels daily in Turkmenistan in 2017.
Iran has been ranked 9th within the group of 71 countries we follow in terms of oil refinery capacities, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
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 |
Afghanistan | '000 barrels daily | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
China | '000 barrels daily | 12,296 | 12,962 | 13,594 | 14,534 | 14,306 | ||||||||||||||||
India | '000 barrels daily | 3,795 | 4,279 | 4,319 | 4,319 | 4,307 | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | '000 barrels daily | 1,860 | 1,952 | 1,985 | 1,985 | 1,985 | ||||||||||||||||
Iraq | '000 barrels daily | 935 | 971 | 823 | 931 | 903 | ||||||||||||||||
Kazakhstan | '000 barrels daily | 330 | 330 | 350 | 350 | 350 | ||||||||||||||||
Kuwait | '000 barrels daily | 936 | 936 | 936 | 936 | 936 | ||||||||||||||||
Pakistan | '000 barrels daily | 277 | 275 | 390 | 390 | 389 | ||||||||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | '000 barrels daily | 2,107 | 2,107 | 2,507 | 2,899 | 2,899 | ||||||||||||||||
Syria | '000 barrels daily | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Turkmenistan | '000 barrels daily | 251 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 271 | ||||||||||||||||
Uzbekistan | '000 barrels daily | 232 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 232 |