Yabla

经济 jīngjì

快速 kuàisù

增长 zēngzhǎng

将 jiāng

促使 cùshǐ

中国 Zhōngguó

石油 shíyóu

需求 xūqiú

量 liàng

年均 niánjūn

递增 dìzēng

12% 12%

The high speed of economic growth has led to China's yearly oil demands increasing every year by 12%.

而 ér

同期 tóngqī

石油 shíyóu

产量 chǎnliàng

的 de

年均 niánjūn

增长 zēngzhǎng

速度 sùdù

竟 jìng

为 wèi

1.8% 1.8%

Also, in the same period the amount of oil being produced has only increased by 1.8% yearly.