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Number of Oil Spills Worldwide by Size Category from 1978 to 1997.
SPILL Category
(numbers = gallons) |
Average Size |
Spills from
1978 to 1987 |
Spills from
1988 to 1997 |
SMALL SPILLS
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10,000 - 99,999
| 55,000 gallons
| 1912 total
191 per year
| 12021 total
202 per year
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MEDIUM SPILLS
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100,000 - 999,999
| 550,000 gallons
| 579 total
58 per year
| 585 total
59 per year
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LARGE SPILLS
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1 Million to 9,999,999
| 5,500,000 gallons
| 109 total
11 per year
| 70 total
7 per year
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MEGA SPILLS
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10 Million gallons +
| 15,000,000 gallons
| 27 total
2.7 per year
| 15 total
1.5 per year
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TOTALS
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Oil spills
per period
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| 2,627
| 2,691
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Average number
of spills per year
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| 263/Yr
| 269/Yr
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