Saudi Arabia is China's main crude oil supplier. In 2021, China imported nearly 81 million metric tons worth of crude oil from the Middle Eastern producing giant. In fact, the majority of China's oil imports originated from countries in the Middle East.
Main suppliers of crude oil to China in 2020 and 2021 (in million metric tons)
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Trade Map. (May 25, 2022). Main suppliers of crude oil to China in 2020 and 2021 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310953/oil-imports-by-country-china/
Trade Map. "Main suppliers of crude oil to China in 2020 and 2021 (in million metric tons)." Chart. May 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310953/oil-imports-by-country-china/
Trade Map. (2022). Main suppliers of crude oil to China in 2020 and 2021 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310953/oil-imports-by-country-china/
Trade Map. "Main Suppliers of Crude Oil to China in 2020 and 2021 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310953/oil-imports-by-country-china/
Trade Map, Main suppliers of crude oil to China in 2020 and 2021 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310953/oil-imports-by-country-china/ (last visited November 28, 2023)
Main suppliers of crude oil to China in 2020 and 2021 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Trade Map, May 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310953/oil-imports-by-country-china/