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Oil Consumption by Country

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The largest oil consuming countries (and EU), in millions of barrels per day:

Country consumption % of oil used % of population % of World GDP
USA 20.8 25.9 4.5 21.0
European Union 14.6 18.1 7.4 21.9
China 6.9 8.6 19.9 10.7
Japan 5.4 6.7 1.9 6.5
Russia 2.9 3.6 2.1 3.2
Germany 2.6 3.3 1.2 4.3
India 2.4 3.0 17.0 4.6
Canada 2.3 2.9 0.5 1.9
Korea 2.1 2.7 0.7 1.8
Brazil 2.1 2.6 2.9 2.8
Mexico 2.1 2.6 1.6 2.1

All data is from CIA World Factbook 2008 (downloaded Jun 2008). GDP calculated using purchasing power parity.

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4 responses to “Oil Consumption by Country”

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