Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Demystifying Iran's oil exports (my first data visualization)


A simple data visualization giving a more accurate picture of the countries that will be affected more than the others in case Iran stops its oil supplies and none of the other countries offset by increasing their production.
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While China, EU, Japan and India have a bigger share in the total Iran's oil exports; since their daily consumption is very high, the volatility in oil supply due to Iran affects them less. Whereas countries like SriLanka, Turkey and South Africa rely more on oil from Iran, these countries have more worry with the current global oil supply conditions. 

This was my first data visualization (well, its a simple donut chart, nothing great) but it brings forth a different perspective than what is commonly assumed. Would appreciate any feedback from data scientists and visualization experts on how this information can be depicted in a better way.