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China stockpiled huge amounts of oil before Iran war

A bar chart that compares estimated strategic crude oil reserves in select countries as of December 2025. China holds 1.397 billion barrels, far above the United States at 413 million and Japan at 263 million. India has the smallest reserve shown at 21 million barrels.

Barrels of strategic crude oil reserves in select countries

Data: U.S. Energy Information Administration; Chart: Amy Harder/Axios

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A line chart that tracks the global electricity-generation share of renewables, coal, gas and other fossil fuels, and nuclear from 1900 to 2025. Coal falls from 58% to 33%, while renewables move from 42% to 33.8%. Gas peaks at 37.7% in 1973. Nuclear reaches 17.5% in 1996, then slips to 8.9%.

Share of global electricity generation, by major source

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