Total oil produced in the year 1996 =10+700+1794+104+650=3258. Therefore, oil production loss as a percentage of total oil produced in the year=
650
3258
×100=19.95% Similarly, we can calculate for the remaining year. Tabulating the same data,
Oil Sales by Type of Use and Production Loss (MT)
Oil Used
Oil Production Loss
Total Oil Produced
Oil production loss as a percentage of total oil produced
Metro City
Suburban
Year
House Hold
Transport
Industrial
1996
10
700
1794
104
650
3258
19.95%
1997
16
920
1864
114
732
3646
20.08%
1998
22
1012
1732
104
834
3704
22.52%
1999
22
1054
1668
90
1102
3936
28.00%
2000
20
1092
1700
108
702
3622
19.38%
2001
22
1320
1752
168
492
3754
13.11%
2002
14
1854
1618
172
386
4044
9.55%
2003
6
2046
1270
178
444
3944
11.26%
2004
16
2118
1480
208
506
4328
11.69%
2005
4
2252
1132
230
1032
4650
22.19%
2006
4
2384
1228
210
1142
4968
22.99%
2007
8
2096
1672
254
1454
5484
26.51%
2008
0.2
2240
1646
266
1428
5580.2
25.59%
From the table, we can see that the oil production loss as a percentage of total oil produced is the lowest for the year2002. Hence, option A is the correct answer.