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Per capita daily oil consumption in Belgium

Belgium: Per capita daily oil consumption was 0.0578 barrels per capita per day in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0578 barrels per capita per day
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
19th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0649 barrels per capita per day
in 2008
All-time low
0.0391 barrels per capita per day
in 1984
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Per capita daily oil consumption in Belgium, 1980–2019

00.020.040.061980199920191980: 0.053 barrels per capita per day1981: 0.049 barrels per capita per day1982: 0.045 barrels per capita per day1983: 0.041 barrels per capita per day1984: 0.039 barrels per capita per day1985: 0.041 barrels per capita per day1986: 0.046 barrels per capita per day1987: 0.046 barrels per capita per day1988: 0.047 barrels per capita per day1989: 0.047 barrels per capita per day1990: 0.047 barrels per capita per day1991: 0.05 barrels per capita per day1992: 0.05 barrels per capita per day1993: 0.049 barrels per capita per day1994: 0.055 barrels per capita per day1995: 0.054 barrels per capita per day1996: 0.058 barrels per capita per day1997: 0.06 barrels per capita per day1998: 0.06 barrels per capita per day1999: 0.058 barrels per capita per day2000: 0.06 barrels per capita per day2001: 0.06 barrels per capita per day2002: 0.06 barrels per capita per day2003: 0.063 barrels per capita per day2004: 0.063 barrels per capita per day2005: 0.063 barrels per capita per day2006: 0.061 barrels per capita per day2007: 0.061 barrels per capita per day2008: 0.065 barrels per capita per day2009: 0.058 barrels per capita per day2010: 0.06 barrels per capita per day2011: 0.055 barrels per capita per day2012: 0.054 barrels per capita per day2013: 0.055 barrels per capita per day2014: 0.054 barrels per capita per day2015: 0.055 barrels per capita per day2016: 0.056 barrels per capita per day2017: 0.056 barrels per capita per day2018: 0.06 barrels per capita per day2019: 0.058 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 2019, per capita daily oil consumption in Belgium stood at 0.0578 barrels per capita per day.

That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily oil consumption in Belgium peaked at 0.0649 barrels per capita per day in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0391 barrels per capita per day, in 1984.

Belgium ranks 19th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Per capita daily oil consumption in Belgium, year by year

Year barrels per capita per day Change
1980 0.053 barrels per capita per day —
1981 0.0488 barrels per capita per day -7.9%
1982 0.0451 barrels per capita per day -7.5%
1983 0.0413 barrels per capita per day -8.5%
1984 0.0391 barrels per capita per day -5.4%
1985 0.0411 barrels per capita per day +5.1%
1986 0.046 barrels per capita per day +12.0%
1987 0.0463 barrels per capita per day +0.7%
1988 0.0475 barrels per capita per day +2.4%
1989 0.0465 barrels per capita per day -1.9%
1990 0.0468 barrels per capita per day +0.6%
1991 0.0498 barrels per capita per day +6.5%
1992 0.0504 barrels per capita per day +1.2%
1993 0.0495 barrels per capita per day -1.9%
1994 0.0545 barrels per capita per day +10.2%
1995 0.0543 barrels per capita per day -0.5%
1996 0.0582 barrels per capita per day +7.2%
1997 0.0596 barrels per capita per day +2.3%
1998 0.0605 barrels per capita per day +1.5%
1999 0.0585 barrels per capita per day -3.3%
2000 0.0597 barrels per capita per day +2.1%
2001 0.0603 barrels per capita per day +1.0%
2002 0.0601 barrels per capita per day -0.4%
2003 0.0627 barrels per capita per day +4.4%
2004 0.0634 barrels per capita per day +1.1%
2005 0.063 barrels per capita per day -0.7%
2006 0.0613 barrels per capita per day -2.6%
2007 0.0612 barrels per capita per day -0.3%
2008 0.0649 barrels per capita per day +6.0%
2009 0.0576 barrels per capita per day -11.2%
2010 0.0599 barrels per capita per day +4.0%
2011 0.0553 barrels per capita per day -7.6%
2012 0.0536 barrels per capita per day -3.1%
2013 0.0551 barrels per capita per day +2.7%
2014 0.0541 barrels per capita per day -1.7%
2015 0.0552 barrels per capita per day +2.0%
2016 0.0557 barrels per capita per day +0.9%
2017 0.056 barrels per capita per day +0.6%
2018 0.0598 barrels per capita per day +6.7%
2019 0.0578 barrels per capita per day -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0455 barrels per capita per day 0.0391 barrels per capita per day 0.053 barrels per capita per day 10
1990s 0.0542 barrels per capita per day 0.0468 barrels per capita per day 0.0605 barrels per capita per day 10
2000s 0.0614 barrels per capita per day 0.0576 barrels per capita per day 0.0649 barrels per capita per day 10
2010s 0.0563 barrels per capita per day 0.0536 barrels per capita per day 0.0599 barrels per capita per day 10

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 16 Bahamas 0.0669 barrels per capita per day compare
  2. 17 Canada 0.063 barrels per capita per day compare
  3. 18 United States 0.0626 barrels per capita per day compare
  4. 20 Hong Kong, China 0.0576 barrels per capita per day compare
  5. 21 Netherlands 0.0518 barrels per capita per day compare
  6. 22 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0512 barrels per capita per day compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita daily oil consumption in Belgium?
Per capita daily oil consumption in Belgium was 0.0578 barrels per capita per day in 2019, 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 Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.0649 barrels per capita per day in 2008.
What is the lowest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0391 barrels per capita per day in 1984.
How does Belgium rank for per capita daily oil consumption?
Belgium ranks 19th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is per capita daily oil consumption rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium 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
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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.