The amount of oil spilled from oil tankers worldwide was approximately one thousand metric tons in 2021. However, in 2018, a total of 116 thousand metric tons of oil was leaked from oil tanker incidents, the largest quantity leaked in 24 years. Most of the quantity leaked in 2018 was attributable to the incident involving the MT Sanchi in the East China Sea. Since the 1970's and 1980's, the average annual amount of oil spilled from tankers has decreased significantly.
Volume of oil leaked from tanker incidents worldwide 1970 to 2021 (in metric tons)
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ITOPF. (January 1, 2022). Volume of oil leaked from tanker incidents worldwide 1970 to 2021 (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/268557/quantity-of-oil-spilt-from-tanker-incidents-since-1970/
ITOPF. "Volume of oil leaked from tanker incidents worldwide 1970 to 2021 (in metric tons)." Chart. January 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/268557/quantity-of-oil-spilt-from-tanker-incidents-since-1970/
ITOPF. (2022). Volume of oil leaked from tanker incidents worldwide 1970 to 2021 (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/268557/quantity-of-oil-spilt-from-tanker-incidents-since-1970/
ITOPF. "Volume of Oil Leaked from Tanker Incidents Worldwide 1970 to 2021 (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/268557/quantity-of-oil-spilt-from-tanker-incidents-since-1970/
ITOPF, Volume of oil leaked from tanker incidents worldwide 1970 to 2021 (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/268557/quantity-of-oil-spilt-from-tanker-incidents-since-1970/ (last visited June 30, 2022)