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Remaining Oil, Gas, Coal

STOCK CHECK data visualization on the Earth's non-renewable resources OIL O NATURAL GAS COAL Years remaining vs. world average life expectancy* * 67.2 years [1] [2] 43 64 126 1999-2009: How much did we use (worldwide)? 35000 M- barels 3500000 M- cubic meters 3500000 Mr toe (tones of oil equivalent) 3000000 ME 3000000 M 30000 M 2500000 M- 2500000 M- 25000 M 2000000 M 2000000 M 1999-2009: Mean annual consumption growth % 1.07 2.41 3.87 Areas with related conflicts or controversy #keyword [4] Tar Sands Corrib Gas Gazprom Lebanon-Israel & Cyprus Gas Gulf Oil Spill Persian Gulf South China Sea Burma Pipelines Re-Nationalization Adar Oilfield Niger Delta Bolivian Gas Conflict Data [1] CIA - The World Factbook -- Rank Order - Life expectancy at birth 2010 est. [2] At 2009 consumption levels, assuming no new reserves discovered and demand static. When assuming current production trends continue, calculating using formula T= In(*n+1)/rwhere T is time, r is growth rate and n is reserves/production, and rounding to nearest year, we get 36, 39, and 46 years. You didn't prefer to see *that", did you? [3] Other data from http://bit.ly/stockcheck2 including BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2010 http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_internet/globalbp/ globalbp_uk_english/reports_and_publications/statistical_energy__review_2008/STAGING/local_assets/2010_downloads/ statistical_review_of_world_energy_full_report_2010.pdf [4] News, mainly. Try these keywords in your favourite search engine and find out what it's all about. Made for the first visualization challenge of Information is Beautiful, by @ekapros http://www.informationisbeautifulawards.com/2011/09/premiere-challenge/ Evangelos Kapros, September-October 2011, not for commercial use.

Remaining Oil, Gas, Coal

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How much oil, gas, coal is there? When will it finish? How much do we use*? What regions are affected by related conflicts? See the infographic below: *Data from http://www.informationisbeautifulaw...

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