As of 2023, Egypt was the country in Africa that consumed oil the most, reaching a volume of 878 thousand barrels per day. This was followed by South Africa and Algeria, at 621 thousand and 405 thousand barrels per day, respectively. Overall in Africa, the final consumption of oil reached nearly 190 million metric tons in 2019.
Oil consumption in selected African countries as of 2023
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Global Firepower. (January 5, 2023). Oil consumption in selected African countries as of 2023 (in 1,000 barrels per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220167/oil-consumption-in-africa-by-leading-country/
Global Firepower. "Oil consumption in selected African countries as of 2023 (in 1,000 barrels per day)." Chart. January 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220167/oil-consumption-in-africa-by-leading-country/
Global Firepower. (2023). Oil consumption in selected African countries as of 2023 (in 1,000 barrels per day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220167/oil-consumption-in-africa-by-leading-country/
Global Firepower. "Oil Consumption in Selected African Countries as of 2023 (in 1,000 Barrels per Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220167/oil-consumption-in-africa-by-leading-country/
Global Firepower, Oil consumption in selected African countries as of 2023 (in 1,000 barrels per day) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220167/oil-consumption-in-africa-by-leading-country/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Oil consumption in selected African countries as of 2023 (in 1,000 barrels per day) [Graph], Global Firepower, January 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220167/oil-consumption-in-africa-by-leading-country/