Colombia vs El Salvador: Per capita daily oil consumption

Colombia
0.0068 barrels per capita per day
in 2018
El Salvador
0.0079 barrels per capita per day
in 2018
Colombia rank
126th
El Salvador rank
123rd

Per capita daily oil consumption over time

  • Colombia
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.0079 barrels per capita per day against 0.0068 barrels per capita per day in Colombia, a difference of 0.0011 barrels per capita per day.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 126th and El Salvador ranks 123rd of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia El Salvador Difference Ahead
1980s 0.006 barrels per capita per day 0.0028 barrels per capita per day 0.0031 barrels per capita per day Colombia
1990s 0.0069 barrels per capita per day 0.0049 barrels per capita per day 0.002 barrels per capita per day Colombia
2000s 0.0065 barrels per capita per day 0.0071 barrels per capita per day 0.0006 barrels per capita per day El Salvador
2010s 0.0069 barrels per capita per day 0.0073 barrels per capita per day 0.0004 barrels per capita per day El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita daily oil consumption, Colombia or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.0079 barrels per capita per day against 0.0068 barrels per capita per day in Colombia as of 2018.
What is the difference in per capita daily oil consumption between Colombia and El Salvador?
0.0011 barrels per capita per day, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
39 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for per capita daily oil consumption?
Colombia ranks 126th and El Salvador ranks 123rd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/, published as Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day)
Unit
barrels per capita per day
Source
U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 7,068 data points, 1980–2019
Last refreshed

Per capita data has been generated by World Bank staff by taking Energy consumption data [U.S EIA] and applying country population data from the World Bank Group - World Development Indicators.