China’s reported fuel and oil exports to North Korea plummeted in value terms last year, figures from the ITC Trade map show, with exports hitting lows not seen in the nearly 20 year reporting period.

The recently uploaded numbers show that China’s total oil product exports to North Korea last year were valued USD$23 million, down from USD$70 million the previous year and nearly USD$200 million in 2014.

Within that, refined oil exports which would constitute common fuels like gasoline and diesel were valued at just over USD$8 million, seemingly in line with