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  1. Global oil consumption 1998-2023

    • statista.com
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    Updated Feb 13, 2020
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    Statista (2020). Global oil consumption 1998-2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265239/global-oil-consumption-in-barrels-per-day/
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    Feb 13, 2020
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    Oil consumption worldwide reached approximately ************* barrels per day in 2023. This was an increase of around ***** percent in comparison to the previous year, when global oil consumption experienced a drop as a result of the pandemic-enforced mobility restrictions which, in turn, led to a decline in transportation fuel demand. Apart from the years of the financial crisis and the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, oil consumption consecutively increased in every year since 1998. Oil demand by region As a region, Asia-Pacific has the highest demand for oil in the world, followed closely by the Americas. The United States alone contributes strongly to this high regional demand in the Americas, as it is the country with the largest petroleum consumption in the world. Oil is mainly used as a raw material for motor fuels or as a feedstock in the chemicals industry for products ranging from adhesives to plastics. It has historically also been used as a source for electricity and heat generation, although to a lesser extent than other fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas. Where is oil produced? Though the U.S. holds only around **** percent of proved oil reserves, it currently accounts for the greatest share of global crude oil production, surpassing countries with far larger oil reserves such as Saudi Arabia. With the expansion of the shale oil industry through new methods of extraction like hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling, the United States has become less dependent on oil imports as domestic production has drastically increased.

  2. Global oil consumption 1970-2024

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    Updated Jul 2, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Global oil consumption 1970-2024 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265261/global-oil-consumption-in-million-metric-tons/
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    Dataset updated
    Jul 2, 2025
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    The consumption of oil has steadily increased over the last three decades, totaling ************ metric tons in 2024, compared to ************ metric tons consumed the previous year. The only decline during this period was observed around the 2008-2009 financial crisis and around the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Regional oil consumption The United States and China are the countries with the highest oil consumption. Overall, oil consumption worldwide reached a new high in 2023, when it exceeded *********** metric tons for the first time. However, this growth in consumption was the highest in Asia Pacific, where figures went up by some *** percent. In the United States, high consumption levels were held up by demand for petrochemicals as well as increased industrial production and demand for transportation by trucks. What is crude oil? Crude oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons from plant animal life that was formed under immense pressure. It generally exists in liquid form and can be found in underground pools or reservoirs, in small spaces within sedimentary rocks, and near the Earth’s surface as a tar (also known as oil sands). In turn, crude oil and other hydrocarbons in natural gases are refined to form petroleum products such as gasoline and jet fuel.

  3. United States Oil Consumption

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    Updated Feb 15, 2020
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    CEICdata.com (2020). United States Oil Consumption [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/indicator/united-states/oil-consumption
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    Dataset updated
    Feb 15, 2020
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    CEIC Data
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Dec 1, 2012 - Dec 1, 2023
    Area covered
    United States
    Variables measured
    Materials Consumption
    Description

    Key information about United States Oil Consumption

    • United States Oil Consumption was reported at 18,983.557 Barrel/Day th in Dec 2023
    • This records an increase from the previous number of 18,862.210 Barrel/Day th for Dec 2022
    • US Oil Consumption data is updated yearly, averaging 17,634.400 Barrel/Day th from Dec 1965 to 2023, with 59 observations
    • The data reached an all-time high of 20,531.482 Barrel/Day th in 2005 and a record low of 11,512.436 Barrel/Day th in 1965
    • US Oil Consumption data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by BP PLC
    • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Energy Sector – Table RB.BP.OIL: Oil: Consumption

  4. Monthly global liquid fuels consumption 2023-2025

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    Updated May 12, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Monthly global liquid fuels consumption 2023-2025 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/859133/global-liquid-fuels-consumption-outlook/
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    Dataset updated
    May 12, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Jan 2023 - Apr 2025
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    Worldwide consumption for liquid fuels reached 102.57 million barrels per day in April 2025. Figures are expected to increase over the summer months. In 2025, global crude oil demand was forecast to average some 105.5 million barrels per day. Regional differences For the last few years, liquid fuel consumption has stayed relatively constant across regions. Despite seasonal and economic variances affecting demand patterns, fluctuations have been slight. In Europe, liquid fuel consumption tended to stay below 14 million barrels per day. U.S. still greatest petroleum consumer The United States remains the largest consumer of petroleum. The fossil fuel serves a great array of functions, from being a feedstock in the petrochemical industry to its use as a raw material for transportation fuels. Population numbers, economic size, industry presence, and wealth of its residents all contribute to a country’s need for this commodity. In the U.S., petroleum consumption amounts to nearly one billion metric tons, more than the combined consumption of both China and India.

  5. M

    World Fossil Fuel Consumption

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    Updated Jun 30, 2025
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    MACROTRENDS (2025). World Fossil Fuel Consumption [Dataset]. https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/wld/world/fossil-fuel-consumption
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    csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jun 30, 2025
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    MACROTRENDS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1960 - Dec 31, 2015
    Area covered
    World, World
    Description

    Historical chart and dataset showing World fossil fuel consumption by year from 1960 to 2015.

  6. Global oil consumption share 2010 & 2023, by region

    • statista.com
    Updated Jul 15, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Global oil consumption share 2010 & 2023, by region [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/271625/global-distribution-of-oil-consumption-by-region/
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    Dataset updated
    Jul 15, 2024
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    Asia Pacific is the greatest consumer of oil and oil products in the world. In 2023, the region accounted for around 38 percent of total oil demand worldwide. This was up from 31.5 percent in 2010 and largely buoyed by greater Chinese oil consumption. Oil consumption in North America, as well as in Europe, experienced a decline in the same time period.

  7. China Oil Consumption

    • ceicdata.com
    Updated Feb 15, 2025
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    CEICdata.com (2025). China Oil Consumption [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/indicator/china/oil-consumption
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    Dataset updated
    Feb 15, 2025
    Dataset provided by
    CEIC Data
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Dec 1, 2012 - Dec 1, 2023
    Area covered
    China
    Variables measured
    Materials Consumption
    Description

    Key information about China Oil Consumption

    • China Oil Consumption was reported at 16,576.537 Barrel/Day th in Dec 2023
    • This records an increase from the previous number of 14,969.983 Barrel/Day th for Dec 2022
    • China Oil Consumption data is updated yearly, averaging 2,965.072 Barrel/Day th from Dec 1965 to 2023, with 59 observations
    • The data reached an all-time high of 16,576.537 Barrel/Day th in 2023 and a record low of 215.494 Barrel/Day th in 1965
    • China Oil Consumption data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by BP PLC
    • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Energy Sector – Table RB.BP.OIL: Oil: Consumption

  8. Global oil consumption 2024, by country

    • statista.com
    Updated Jul 3, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Global oil consumption 2024, by country [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/271622/countries-with-the-highest-oil-consumption-in-2012/
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    Dataset updated
    Jul 3, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2024
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    The United States and China are the top largest consumers of oil in the world, totaling ********** and ************ barrels per day, respectively. In the last decade, the share of global oil consumption from Europe and North America have begun to decline, whereas consumption levels from Asia Pacific and other regions have risen. As other sources of energy become more cost effective and due to the prominence of new transportation technologies, oil consumption worldwide is expected to reach a peak in the near future. Refining oil Crude oil is refined into petroleum products, such as gasoline and diesel fuel, and used for a wide variety of products, although many refineries focus on transportation fuels. Generally, crude oil feedstocks are processed by an oil production plant and is an essential part of the downstream petroleum industry.

  9. Norway Oil Consumption

    • ceicdata.com
    Updated Dec 15, 2023
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    CEICdata.com (2023). Norway Oil Consumption [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/indicator/norway/oil-consumption
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    Dataset updated
    Dec 15, 2023
    Dataset provided by
    CEIC Data
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Dec 1, 2012 - Dec 1, 2023
    Area covered
    Norway
    Variables measured
    Materials Consumption
    Description

    Key information about Norway Oil Consumption

    • Norway Oil Consumption was reported at 213.354 Barrel/Day th in Dec 2023
    • This records an increase from the previous number of 208.676 Barrel/Day th for Dec 2022
    • Norway Oil Consumption data is updated yearly, averaging 200.473 Barrel/Day th from Dec 1965 to 2023, with 59 observations
    • The data reached an all-time high of 230.271 Barrel/Day th in 2007 and a record low of 99.449 Barrel/Day th in 1965
    • Norway Oil Consumption data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by BP PLC
    • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Energy Sector – Table RB.BP.OIL: Oil: Consumption

  10. k

    Oil Consumption in Barrels

    • data.kapsarc.org
    • datasource.kapsarc.org
    • +1more
    Updated Oct 10, 2022
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    (2022). Oil Consumption in Barrels [Dataset]. https://data.kapsarc.org/explore/dataset/oil-consumption-in-kbd0/?flg=ar-001
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    Dataset updated
    Oct 10, 2022
    Description

    This dataset contains information about world's oil consumption for 1965-2020. Data from BP. Follow datasource.kapsarc.org for timely data to advance energy economics research.Notes:* Inland demand plus international aviation and marine bunkers and refinery fuel and loss. Consumption of biogasoline (such as ethanol), biodiesel and derivatives of coal and natural gas are also included.w Less than 0.05%.n/a not available.# Excludes Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania prior to 1985 and Slovenia prior to 1990.Notes: Differences between these world consumption figures and world production statistics are accounted for by stock changes, consumption of non-petroleum additivesand substitute fuels, and unavoidable disparities in the definition, measurement or conversion of oil supply and demand data.Annual changes and shares of total are calculated using thousand barrels daily figures.

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    Germany Oil consumption - data, chart | TheGlobalEconomy.com

    • theglobaleconomy.com
    csv, excel, xml
    Updated Jan 19, 2015
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    Globalen LLC (2015). Germany Oil consumption - data, chart | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/Germany/oil_consumption/
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    excel, csv, xmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jan 19, 2015
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1991 - Dec 31, 2014
    Area covered
    Germany
    Description

    Germany: Oil consumption, thousand barrels per day: The latest value from 2014 is 2374 thousand barrels per day, a decline from 2435 thousand barrels per day in 2013. In comparison, the world average is 444.70 thousand barrels per day, based on data from 210 countries. Historically, the average for Germany from 1991 to 2014 is 2676.79 thousand barrels per day. The minimum value, 2374 thousand barrels per day, was reached in 2014 while the maximum of 2923 thousand barrels per day was recorded in 1998.

  12. n

    Supply and Demand: The Future of World Oil

    • library.ncge.org
    Updated Jul 28, 2021
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    NCGE (2021). Supply and Demand: The Future of World Oil [Dataset]. https://library.ncge.org/documents/facf39897a7949b99bfb18e5c6e8dd2e
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    Dataset updated
    Jul 28, 2021
    Dataset authored and provided by
    NCGE
    License

    Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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    Description

    Author: K Flohaug, educator, Minnesota Alliance for Geographic EducationGrade/Audience: grade 8, high schoolResource type: lessonSubject topic(s): economicsRegion: worldStandards: Minnesota Social Studies Standards

    Standard 2. Geographic inquiry is a process in which people ask geographic questions and gather, organize and analyze information to solve problems and plan for the future.

    Standard 10. The meaning, use, distribution and importance of resources changes over time.

    Objectives: Students will be able to:

    1. Analyze patterns of past and present world oil production and consumption to predict future world oil supply and demand.Summary: Students will analyze recent history of world oil production and consumption to identify patterns, which will allow predictions of future supply and demand. Students will then synthesize ways in which the supply and demand of world oil may impact both the future use of this limited resource and the impact it may have on the students as individuals.
  13. Japan Oil Consumption

    • dr.ceicdata.com
    • ceicdata.com
    Updated Jul 16, 2024
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    CEICdata.com (2024). Japan Oil Consumption [Dataset]. https://www.dr.ceicdata.com/en/indicator/japan/oil-consumption
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    Dataset updated
    Jul 16, 2024
    Dataset provided by
    CEIC Data
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Dec 1, 2012 - Dec 1, 2023
    Area covered
    Japan
    Variables measured
    Materials Consumption
    Description

    Key information about Japan Oil Consumption

    • Japan Oil Consumption was reported at 3,365.773 Barrel/Day th in Dec 2023
    • This records a decrease from the previous number of 3,503.871 Barrel/Day th for Dec 2022
    • Japan Oil Consumption data is updated yearly, averaging 4,933.384 Barrel/Day th from Dec 1965 to 2023, with 59 observations
    • The data reached an all-time high of 5,805.695 Barrel/Day th in 1996 and a record low of 1,727.491 Barrel/Day th in 1965
    • Japan Oil Consumption data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by BP PLC
    • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Energy Sector – Table RB.BP.OIL: Oil: Consumption

  14. P

    Paraguay Oil consumption - data, chart | TheGlobalEconomy.com

    • theglobaleconomy.com
    csv, excel, xml
    Updated Nov 26, 2016
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    Globalen LLC (2016). Paraguay Oil consumption - data, chart | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/Paraguay/oil_consumption/
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    excel, xml, csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Nov 26, 2016
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1980 - Dec 31, 2014
    Area covered
    Paraguay
    Description

    Paraguay: Oil consumption, thousand barrels per day: The latest value from 2014 is 36 thousand barrels per day, an increase from 35 thousand barrels per day in 2013. In comparison, the world average is 444.70 thousand barrels per day, based on data from 210 countries. Historically, the average for Paraguay from 1980 to 2014 is 21.33 thousand barrels per day. The minimum value, 9 thousand barrels per day, was reached in 1982 while the maximum of 36 thousand barrels per day was recorded in 2012.

  15. Global petroleum consumption 2023, by country

    • statista.com
    • ai-chatbox.pro
    Updated Mar 10, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Global petroleum consumption 2023, by country [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264768/top-countries-based-on-petroleum-consumption/
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    Dataset updated
    Mar 10, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2023
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    The United States is the largest consumer of petroleum in the world. In 2023, the country's petroleum consumption reached nearly 816 million metric tons. This compared to the use of some 768.6 million metric tons of petroleum in China.

  16. India Oil Consumption

    • ceicdata.com
    Updated Oct 15, 2018
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    CEICdata.com (2018). India Oil Consumption [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/indicator/india/oil-consumption
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    Dataset updated
    Oct 15, 2018
    Dataset provided by
    CEIC Data
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Dec 1, 2012 - Dec 1, 2023
    Area covered
    India
    Variables measured
    Materials Consumption
    Description

    Key information about India Oil Consumption

    • India Oil Consumption was reported at 5,446.103 Barrel/Day th in Dec 2023
    • This records an increase from the previous number of 5,208.699 Barrel/Day th for Dec 2022
    • India Oil Consumption data is updated yearly, averaging 1,416.726 Barrel/Day th from Dec 1965 to 2023, with 59 observations
    • The data reached an all-time high of 5,446.103 Barrel/Day th in 2023 and a record low of 252.234 Barrel/Day th in 1965
    • India Oil Consumption data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by BP PLC
    • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Energy Sector – Table RB.BP.OIL: Oil: Consumption

  17. k

    Oil Consumption in Tonnes

    • datasource.kapsarc.org
    csv, excel, json
    Updated Oct 10, 2022
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    (2022). Oil Consumption in Tonnes [Dataset]. https://datasource.kapsarc.org/explore/dataset/oil-consumption-in-tonnes0/
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    excel, json, csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Oct 10, 2022
    Description

    This dataset contains information about world's oil consumption for 1965-2020. Data from BP. Follow datasource.kapsarc.org for timely data to advance energy economics research.Notes:# Excludes Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania prior to 1985 and Slovenia prior to 1990.Note: Differences between these world consumption figures and world production statistics are accounted for by stock changes, consumption of non-petroleum additivesand substitute fuels, and unavoidable disparities in the definition, measurement or conversion of oil supply and demand data.

  18. Iran Oil Consumption

    • ceicdata.com
    Updated Feb 15, 2025
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    CEICdata.com (2025). Iran Oil Consumption [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/indicator/iran/oil-consumption
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    Dataset updated
    Feb 15, 2025
    Dataset provided by
    CEIC Data
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Dec 1, 2012 - Dec 1, 2023
    Area covered
    Iran
    Variables measured
    Materials Consumption
    Description

    Key information about Iran Oil Consumption

    • Iran Oil Consumption was reported at 1,816.840 Barrel/Day th in Dec 2023
    • This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,853.006 Barrel/Day th for Dec 2022
    • Iran Oil Consumption data is updated yearly, averaging 1,210.598 Barrel/Day th from Dec 1965 to 2023, with 59 observations
    • The data reached an all-time high of 1,890.251 Barrel/Day th in 2013 and a record low of 139.289 Barrel/Day th in 1965
    • Iran Oil Consumption data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by BP PLC
    • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Energy Sector – Table RB.BP.OIL: Oil: Consumption

  19. Top Countries' Share of Global Oil Consumption, 2016

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    Updated Apr 11, 2024
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    ReportLinker (2024). Top Countries' Share of Global Oil Consumption, 2016 [Dataset]. https://www.reportlinker.com/dataset/b845462f04888490efe52c17bc652478dc3d1f05
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    Dataset updated
    Apr 11, 2024
    Dataset authored and provided by
    ReportLinker
    License

    Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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    Description

    Top Countries' Share of Global Oil Consumption, 2016 Discover more data with ReportLinker!

  20. G

    Ghana Oil consumption - data, chart | TheGlobalEconomy.com

    • theglobaleconomy.com
    csv, excel, xml
    Updated Jan 19, 2015
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    Globalen LLC (2015). Ghana Oil consumption - data, chart | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/Ghana/oil_consumption/
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    excel, csv, xmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jan 19, 2015
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1980 - Dec 31, 2014
    Area covered
    Ghana
    Description

    Ghana: Oil consumption, thousand barrels per day: The latest value from 2014 is 83 thousand barrels per day, an increase from 81 thousand barrels per day in 2013. In comparison, the world average is 444.70 thousand barrels per day, based on data from 210 countries. Historically, the average for Ghana from 1980 to 2014 is 35.2 thousand barrels per day. The minimum value, 14 thousand barrels per day, was reached in 1981 while the maximum of 83 thousand barrels per day was recorded in 2014.

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Statista (2020). Global oil consumption 1998-2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265239/global-oil-consumption-in-barrels-per-day/
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Global oil consumption 1998-2023

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Dataset updated
Feb 13, 2020
Dataset authored and provided by
Statistahttp://statista.com/
Area covered
Worldwide
Description

Oil consumption worldwide reached approximately ************* barrels per day in 2023. This was an increase of around ***** percent in comparison to the previous year, when global oil consumption experienced a drop as a result of the pandemic-enforced mobility restrictions which, in turn, led to a decline in transportation fuel demand. Apart from the years of the financial crisis and the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, oil consumption consecutively increased in every year since 1998. Oil demand by region As a region, Asia-Pacific has the highest demand for oil in the world, followed closely by the Americas. The United States alone contributes strongly to this high regional demand in the Americas, as it is the country with the largest petroleum consumption in the world. Oil is mainly used as a raw material for motor fuels or as a feedstock in the chemicals industry for products ranging from adhesives to plastics. It has historically also been used as a source for electricity and heat generation, although to a lesser extent than other fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas. Where is oil produced? Though the U.S. holds only around **** percent of proved oil reserves, it currently accounts for the greatest share of global crude oil production, surpassing countries with far larger oil reserves such as Saudi Arabia. With the expansion of the shale oil industry through new methods of extraction like hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling, the United States has become less dependent on oil imports as domestic production has drastically increased.

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