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	<title>Economy &#8211; Worldmapper</title>
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		<title>Sunflower Production</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 21:49:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The top producer of sunflower seeds in 2016 was Ukraine with 13,626,890 tons, followed by Russia (11,010,197 tons), Argentina  (3,000,367 tons), China (2,587,422 tons) and Romania (2,032,340 tons). Bulgaria, Turkey, Hungary, United States and France complete the top 10.

The Russian invasion in 2022 impacted all agricultural production in the Ukraine. The sunflower production peaked in 2021 and then dropped significantly in 2022. It now stabilised on the 2016 levels. (<a href="https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2024/may/ukraine-s-rise-in-grain-and-sunflower-seed-market-share-limited-by-ongoing-war">USDA</a>)]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Territory size is proportional to the sunflowers harvested there in 2016.</strong></p>
<p><em>Data sources<br />
</em>This map uses data by the <a href="http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO</a>)  (last accessed March 2018). We aim to map as complete data as possible and therefore estimate data for missing values. In some cases, missing data for very small territories is not used in the cartogram and that area is therefore omitted in the map.</p>
<p>All modification to the original data source are noted in our data sheets. Data will be provided soon.</p>
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		<title>Olive Production</title>
		<link>https://worldmapper.org/maps/olive-production-2016/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tina-gotthardt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 21:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Olives are traditionally grown in the mediterranean area. So it is no surprise that all top producing countries are on all sides of the Mediterranean sea.

The top producer of olives by far is Spain ( 6,559,884 tons) followed by Greece (2,343,383 tons), Italy (2,092,175 tons), Turkey (1,730,000 tons) and Morocco (1,416,107 tons). Syria, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt and Portugal complete the top 10.

Spain is also the top producer of olive oil, usually responsible for 40-50% of the total global production.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Territory size is proportional to the olives harvested there in 2016.</strong></p>
<p><em>Data sources<br />
</em>This map uses data by the <a href="http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO</a>)  (last accessed March 2018). We aim to map as complete data as possible and therefore estimate data for missing values. In some cases, missing data for very small territories is not used in the cartogram and that area is therefore omitted in the map.</p>
<p>All modification to the original data source are noted in our data sheets. Data will be provided soon.</p>
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		<title>Proven Oil Reserves</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tina-gotthardt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p style="font-weight: 400;">The most commonly accepted definition of proven reserves of oil and gas is "<em> The quantities of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids which geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be recoverable in the future from known oil and gas reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions. They represent strictly technical judgments, and are not knowingly influenced by attitudes of conservatism or optimism," </em>developed by the <a href="https://www.spe.org/industry/docs/Definitions-Proved-Reserves-for-Property-Evaluation-1965.pdf">Society of Petroleum Engineers</a>. Those proven reserves include both developed and undeveloped reserves.</p>
The biggest proven oil reserves in 2021 were located in Venezuela (304.000 million barrels), followed by Saudi Arabia (267.000), Iran (209.000), Iraq (201.000) and Canada (170.000). United Arabian Emirates (113.000), Kuwait (109.000), Russia (80.000), USA (74.000) and Libya (50.000) complete the Top 10.

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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Proven oil reserves in 2021 in million barrels</p>
<p>Source:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.eia.gov/international/overview/world">EIA &#8211; Energy Information Agency</a></p>
<p>Last accessed January 2026</p>
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		<title>Years left of Proven Oil Reserves</title>
		<link>https://worldmapper.org/maps/years-proven-oil-reserves-2021/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tina-gotthardt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 22:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The years left of oil reserves is calculated based on the proven reserves and the annual production volume. Any change in that volume will change the number of years left. The most years left of proven reserves has Venezuela with 885, followed by Yemen (548 years) and Suriname (548 years), Georgia (479 years) and the Philippines (304 years). Chile (261 years), Slovakia (247 years), Syria (196 years), Iran (134 years) and South Sudan (130 years) complete the Top 10.

The most commonly accepted definition of proven reserves of oil and gas is "<em> The quantities of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids which geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be recoverable in the future from known oil and gas reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions. They represent strictly technical judgments, and are not knowingly influenced by attitudes of conservatism or optimism," </em>developed by the <a href="https://www.spe.org/industry/docs/Definitions-Proved-Reserves-for-Property-Evaluation-1965.pdf">Society of Petroleum Engineers</a>.

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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Years left of proven oil reserves in 2021.</p>
<p>Source:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.eia.gov/international/overview/world">EIA &#8211; Energy Information Agency</a></p>
<p>Last accessed January 2026</p>
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		<title>Proven Gas Reserves</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tina-gotthardt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:39:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p style="font-weight: 400;">The most commonly accepted definition of proven reserves of oil and gas is "<em> The quantities of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids which geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be recoverable in the future from known oil and gas reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions. They represent strictly technical judgments, and are not knowingly influenced by attitudes of conservatism or optimism," </em>developed by the <a href="https://www.spe.org/industry/docs/Definitions-Proved-Reserves-for-Property-Evaluation-1965.pdf">Society of Petroleum Engineers</a>. Those proven reserves include both developed and undeveloped reserves.</p>
The biggest proven gas reserves in 2021 were located in Russia (47.800 km3), followed by Iran (34.000 km3), Qatar (23.900 km3), United States of America (17.700 km3) and Turkmenistan (10.000 km3). Saudi Arabia, China,  United Arabian Emirates, Venezuela and Nigeria complete the Top 10.

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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Proven gas reserves in 2021 in KM3</p>
<p>Source:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.eia.gov/international/overview/world">EIA &#8211; Energy Information Agency</a></p>
<p>Last accessed January 2026</p>
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		<title>Suger Beet Production</title>
		<link>https://worldmapper.org/maps/suger-beet-production-2019/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tina-gotthardt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sugar beets are accounting for about a third of the global sugar production. They grow best in temperate zone and are a winter crop (harvested from September to March).

The top producer of sugar beets is Russia with 51,366,830 tons, followed by France (33,794,906 tons), USA  (33,457,880 tons) Germany (25,497,200 tons)  Turkey (19,465,452 tons) and Ukraine (14,011,450 tons).]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Territory size is proportional to the sugar beets harvested there in 2016.</strong></p>
<p><em>Data sources<br />
</em>This map uses data by the <a href="http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO</a>)  (last accessed March 2018). We aim to map as complete data as possible and therefore estimate data for missing values. In some cases, missing data for very small territories is not used in the cartogram and that area is therefore omitted in the map.</p>
<p>All modification to the original data source are noted in our data sheets. Data will be provided soon.</p>
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		<title>Hazelnut Production</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tina-gotthardt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 21:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The biggest producer of hazelnuts by far is Turkey (more than 400,000 tons), followed by Italy (120,572 tons), USA (34,473 tons), Azerbaijan (33,941 tons) and Georgia (29,500 tons).

Hazelnuts are globally commercially produced in just around 30 countries.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Territory size is proportional to the hazelnuts harvested there in 2016.</strong></p>
<p><em>Data sources<br />
</em>This map uses data by the <a href="http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO</a>)  (last accessed March 2018). We aim to map as complete data as possible and therefore estimate data for missing values. In some cases, missing data for very small territories is not used in the cartogram and that area is therefore omitted in the map.</p>
<p>All modification to the original data source are noted in our data sheets.</p>
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		<title>Diamond Imports</title>
		<link>https://worldmapper.org/maps/diamond-imports-2016/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tina-gotthardt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2022 16:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The biggest diamond importing country in 2016 was the United States, followed by India, HongKong, Belgium and the United Arab Emirates. China, Israel Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Botswana complete the top 10.

The biggest 'producers of Diamonds' are Russia, Botswana, Canada, South Africa and Angola. Namibia, Lesotho, Democratic Republic of Congo, Australia and Sierra Leone complete the top 10.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Territory size is proportional to the value of diamonds imported there in 2016 (in US$).</strong></p>
<p><em>Data sources<br />
</em>This map uses data by the <a href="http://www.worldstopexports.com/diamond-exports-country/">Worldstopexports.com </a> (last accessed January 2018). We aim to map as complete data as possible and therefore estimate data for missing values. In some cases, missing data for very small territories is not used in the cartogram and that area is therefore omitted in the map.</p>
<p>All modification to the original data source are noted in our data sheets.</p>
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