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It was a "turbulent year" for global oil markets according to BP's Statistical Review of World Energy. Libya's civil war and the Arab spring played a part in crimping supplies and prices rose by 40 per cent.
Brent crude reached its highest-ever average price at $111 a barrel for the year.
Let's take a look at the biggest rise and fall in oil production and consumption in the world.
Source: The Economist
The figures show change in oil production over 2010
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Image: An employee counts money at a fuel station in Kolkata.
Photographs: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters
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Saudi Arabia
Increase in production (2011): 1.2 million barrels per day
Global rank: 1
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Image: The Kingdom Tower in capital Riyadh.
Photographs: Ali Jarekji/Reuters
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The United Arab Emirates
Increase in production (2011): 450,000 barrels per day
Global rank: 2
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Image: High-rise residential and office towers are seen near Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai.
Photographs: Jumana El-Heloueh/Reuters
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Kuwait
Increase in production (2011): 330,000 barrels per day
Global rank: 3
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Image: A night view of Kuwait City.
Photographs: Stephanie McGehee/Reuters
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Iraq
Increase in production (2011): 310,000 barrels per day
Global rank: 4
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Image: A view of a tourist village of Habaniya, near Fallujah.
Photographs: Mohanned Faisal/Reuters
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The United States
Increase in production (2011): 280,000 barrels per day
Global rank: 5
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Image: Children cross a footbridge in Boston.
Photographs: Brian Snyder/Reuters
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Norway
Decline in production (2011): 100,000 barrels per day
Global rank: 6
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Image: A view of the aurora borealis near the city of Tromsoe in Norway.
Photographs: Rune Stoltz Bertinussen/Scanpix/Reuters
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Azerbaijan
Decline in production (2011): 110,000 barrels per day
Global rank: 7
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Image: A view of a government building in central Baku.
Photographs: David Mdzinarishvili/Reuters
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Angola
Decline in production (2011): 130,000 barrels per day
Global rank: 8
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Image: Dusk settles over the Angolan capital, Luanda.
Photographs: Mike Hutchings/Reuters
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The United Kingdom
Decline in production (2011): 230,000 barrels per day
Global rank: 9
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Image: Pedestrians walk across Westminster Bridge in front of the Big Ben Clock Tower in London.
Photographs: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
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Libya
Decline in production (2011): 1.1 million barrels per day
Global rank: 10
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Image: A view of Tripoli's Old City.
Photographs: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters
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China
Increase in consumption (2011): 505,000 barrels per day
Global rank: 1
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Image: A view of Shanghai.
Photographs: Aly Song/Reuters
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Russia
Increase in consumption (2011): 140,000 barrels per day
Global rank: 2
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Image: St Basil's Cathedral is pictured in Moscow's Red Square.
Photographs: Mikhail Voskresenskiy/Reuters
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India
Increase in consumption (2011): 120,000 barrels per day
Global rank: 3
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Image: Tourists walk on a pathway that leads to Nahargarh fort in Jaipur.
Photographs: Altaf Hussain/Reuters
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Saudi Arabia
Increase in consumption (2011): 105,000 barrels per day
Global rank: 4
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Image: The sun sets behind Borg Al-Faisalya, one of the two main towers in Riyadh.
Photographs: Ali Jarekji/Reuters
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The United Arab Emirates
Increase in consumption (2011): 50,000 barrels per day
Global rank: 5
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Image: A view of Dubai.
Photographs: Mohammed Salem/Reuters
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Spain
Decline in consumption (2011): 40,000 barrels per day
Global rank: 6
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Image: The Torre Iberdrola is seen from the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. The 541 feet glass-clad skyscraper is Bilbao's tallest building.
Photographs: Vincent West/Reuters
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Iran
Decline in consumption (2011): 50,000 barrels per day
Global rank: 7
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Image: A woman speaks on her mobile phone at the midway point of a slope at Shemshak ski resort, 30km north of Tehran.
Photographs: Caren Firouz/Reuters
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Taiwan
Decline in consumption (2011): 70,000 barrels per day
Global rank: 8
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Image: A curator walks past displays of Barbie dolls at the Doll Industry Museum in Taishan, Taipei County.
Photographs: Nicky Loh/Reuters
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Germany
Decline in consumption (2011): 80,000 barrels per day
Global rank: 9
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Image: The skyline of Frankfurt with its bank towers is seen under clouds.
Photographs: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
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