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.
The United States and China are the top largest consumers of oil in the world, totaling 18.7 million and 15.4 million barrels per day, respectively. In the last decade, the Leading oil-consuming countries worldwide in 2021 (in 1,000 barrels per day)
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Statistics on Oil industry worldwide
Overview
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Reserves & production
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Trade & prices
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- Premium Statistic Global seaborne trade volume of crude oil 2010-2021
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- Premium Statistic OPEC oil price annually 1960-2022
Consumption
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Companies
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- Premium Statistic Leading global oil and gas producers based on revenue 2022
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- Premium Statistic BP's operating revenue 2005-2021
- Basic Statistic ExxonMobil's operating revenue 2001-2021
- Premium Statistic Shell's revenue 2005-2021
- Premium Statistic Value of revenue of Saudi Aramco 2017-2021
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Industry & market trends
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Outlook
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- Oil consumption in Germany 1997-2021
- Share of petroleum in China's total energy consumption 2010-2020
- Average U.S. refiner acquisition cost of imported crude oil
- Crude oil import volume from Africa to the European Union (EU-28) in 2019, by country
- Average U.S. refiner acquisition cost of domestic crude oil
- Crude oil - landed cost of U.S. imports from Venezuela
- Crude oil - landed cost of U.S. imports 1975-2012
- Crude oil import value in the European Union (EU-28) in 2018, by region
- Latin America: rapeseed oil consumption volume 2021, by country
- Industrial production index of oil and gas in Algeria 2017-2021, by industry
- Uruguay: sunflower seed oil consumption volume 2010-2019
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- Crude oil import volume from Africa to the European Union (EU-28) in 2019, by country
- Average U.S. refiner acquisition cost of domestic crude oil
- Crude oil - landed cost of U.S. imports from Venezuela
- Crude oil - landed cost of U.S. imports 1975-2012
- Crude oil import value in the European Union (EU-28) in 2018, by region
- Latin America: rapeseed oil consumption volume 2021, by country
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BP. (June 28, 2022). Leading oil-consuming countries worldwide in 2021 (in 1,000 barrels per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/271622/countries-with-the-highest-oil-consumption-in-2012/
BP. "Leading oil-consuming countries worldwide in 2021 (in 1,000 barrels per day)." Chart. June 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/271622/countries-with-the-highest-oil-consumption-in-2012/
BP. (2022). Leading oil-consuming countries worldwide in 2021 (in 1,000 barrels per day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/271622/countries-with-the-highest-oil-consumption-in-2012/
BP. "Leading Oil-consuming Countries Worldwide in 2021 (in 1,000 Barrels per Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/271622/countries-with-the-highest-oil-consumption-in-2012/
BP, Leading oil-consuming countries worldwide in 2021 (in 1,000 barrels per day) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/271622/countries-with-the-highest-oil-consumption-in-2012/ (last visited February 03, 2023)
Leading oil-consuming countries worldwide in 2021 (in 1,000 barrels per day) [Graph], BP, June 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/271622/countries-with-the-highest-oil-consumption-in-2012/