Warconomy ranks maritime chokepoints by a single comparable EIA metric — crude oil and petroleum-liquids transit volume — for the latest comparable quarter (2Q2025). Only chokepoints carrying this exact EIA series are ranked; vessel transits, tonnage, and price benchmarks are different measures and are not mixed in. Volumes are dated quarterly snapshots, not real-time, and reflect routing shifts (e.g. Red Sea diversions) rather than any single cause.
- 5 chokepoints ranked by EIA oil transit (2Q2025, million b/d).
- One comparable EIA metric only — other chokepoint metrics are not interchangeable.
- Dated quarterly snapshots; not real-time; not a causal attribution.
By oil & petroleum-liquids transit (2Q2025, EIA)
| # | Chokepoint | Oil transit (million b/d) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strait of Malacca | 22.8 |
| 2 | Danish Straits | 4.7 |
| 3 | Bab el-Mandeb Strait | 4.3 |
| 4 | Turkish Straits | 3.7 |
| 5 | Panama Canal | 2.4 |
Source: EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook (energy-security supplement), 2Q2025. The Strait of Hormuz is the largest oil chokepoint overall but is tracked here via a crude benchmark rather than this transit series, so it is not in this comparable ranking.
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Limitations
- Only the shared EIA oil-transit metric is ranked; metrics differ by scope and are not interchangeable.
- Dated quarterly snapshots; not real-time.
- Volumes reflect many factors (routing, demand); not a causal attribution.