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Per capita daily oil consumption in Argentina

Argentina: Per capita daily oil consumption was 0.0162 barrels per capita per day in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.0162 barrels per capita per day
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
85th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0184 barrels per capita per day
in 2015
All-time low
0.0125 barrels per capita per day
in 2002
Years of data
39
1980–2018

Per capita daily oil consumption in Argentina, 1980–2018

00.0050.010.0150.021980199920181980: 0.018 barrels per capita per day1981: 0.017 barrels per capita per day1982: 0.016 barrels per capita per day1983: 0.016 barrels per capita per day1984: 0.016 barrels per capita per day1985: 0.014 barrels per capita per day1986: 0.015 barrels per capita per day1987: 0.015 barrels per capita per day1988: 0.015 barrels per capita per day1989: 0.013 barrels per capita per day1990: 0.013 barrels per capita per day1991: 0.013 barrels per capita per day1992: 0.013 barrels per capita per day1993: 0.014 barrels per capita per day1994: 0.013 barrels per capita per day1995: 0.013 barrels per capita per day1996: 0.014 barrels per capita per day1997: 0.013 barrels per capita per day1998: 0.014 barrels per capita per day1999: 0.014 barrels per capita per day2000: 0.015 barrels per capita per day2001: 0.014 barrels per capita per day2002: 0.012 barrels per capita per day2003: 0.013 barrels per capita per day2004: 0.014 barrels per capita per day2005: 0.014 barrels per capita per day2006: 0.016 barrels per capita per day2007: 0.016 barrels per capita per day2008: 0.017 barrels per capita per day2009: 0.016 barrels per capita per day2010: 0.018 barrels per capita per day2011: 0.017 barrels per capita per day2012: 0.018 barrels per capita per day2013: 0.018 barrels per capita per day2014: 0.018 barrels per capita per day2015: 0.018 barrels per capita per day2016: 0.018 barrels per capita per day2017: 0.017 barrels per capita per day2018: 0.016 barrels per capita per day

Source: U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/. Measured in barrels per capita per day.

Analysis

In 2018, per capita daily oil consumption in Argentina stood at 0.0162 barrels per capita per day.

The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily oil consumption in Argentina peaked at 0.0184 barrels per capita per day in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0125 barrels per capita per day, in 2002.

Argentina ranks 85th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

Per capita daily oil consumption in Argentina, year by year

Year barrels per capita per day Change
1980 0.0179 barrels per capita per day —
1981 0.017 barrels per capita per day -4.7%
1982 0.0163 barrels per capita per day -4.6%
1983 0.0163 barrels per capita per day +0.3%
1984 0.0156 barrels per capita per day -4.5%
1985 0.0137 barrels per capita per day -11.8%
1986 0.0146 barrels per capita per day +6.2%
1987 0.0154 barrels per capita per day +5.5%
1988 0.015 barrels per capita per day -2.2%
1989 0.0135 barrels per capita per day -10.4%
1990 0.0127 barrels per capita per day -6.1%
1991 0.0128 barrels per capita per day +1.2%
1992 0.0133 barrels per capita per day +3.6%
1993 0.0138 barrels per capita per day +4.2%
1994 0.0133 barrels per capita per day -3.7%
1995 0.013 barrels per capita per day -2.4%
1996 0.0136 barrels per capita per day +4.5%
1997 0.0134 barrels per capita per day -1.3%
1998 0.0136 barrels per capita per day +1.9%
1999 0.0136 barrels per capita per day -0.1%
2000 0.0151 barrels per capita per day +10.7%
2001 0.014 barrels per capita per day -7.1%
2002 0.0125 barrels per capita per day -11.1%
2003 0.013 barrels per capita per day +4.6%
2004 0.0143 barrels per capita per day +9.5%
2005 0.0144 barrels per capita per day +1.2%
2006 0.0158 barrels per capita per day +9.2%
2007 0.0158 barrels per capita per day +0.3%
2008 0.0171 barrels per capita per day +8.1%
2009 0.0163 barrels per capita per day -4.9%
2010 0.0176 barrels per capita per day +8.4%
2011 0.0172 barrels per capita per day -2.2%
2012 0.0181 barrels per capita per day +5.3%
2013 0.0181 barrels per capita per day -0.3%
2014 0.0179 barrels per capita per day -1.1%
2015 0.0184 barrels per capita per day +2.8%
2016 0.0178 barrels per capita per day -3.1%
2017 0.017 barrels per capita per day -4.4%
2018 0.0162 barrels per capita per day -5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0155 barrels per capita per day 0.0135 barrels per capita per day 0.0179 barrels per capita per day 10
1990s 0.0133 barrels per capita per day 0.0127 barrels per capita per day 0.0138 barrels per capita per day 10
2000s 0.0148 barrels per capita per day 0.0125 barrels per capita per day 0.0171 barrels per capita per day 10
2010s 0.0176 barrels per capita per day 0.0162 barrels per capita per day 0.0184 barrels per capita per day 9

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 82 Jamaica 0.0173 barrels per capita per day compare
  2. 83 Saint Lucia 0.0172 barrels per capita per day compare
  3. 84 Dominica 0.0172 barrels per capita per day compare
  4. 86 Mexico 0.016 barrels per capita per day compare
  5. 87 Slovakia 0.0156 barrels per capita per day compare
  6. 88 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0154 barrels per capita per day compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita daily oil consumption in Argentina?
Per capita daily oil consumption in Argentina was 0.0162 barrels per capita per day in 2018, according to U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/.
What is the highest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 0.0184 barrels per capita per day in 2015.
What is the lowest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0125 barrels per capita per day in 2002.
How does Argentina rank for per capita daily oil consumption?
Argentina ranks 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
Is per capita daily oil consumption rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/, published as part of Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.