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Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day) in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day) was 0.0002 barrels per capita per day in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.0002 barrels per capita per day
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
191st
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0008 barrels per capita per day
in 1982
All-time low
0.0001 barrels per capita per day
in 2001
Years of data
39
1980–2018

Per capita daily oil consumption in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1980–2018

000.0010.0011980199920181980: 0.001 barrels per capita per day1981: 0.001 barrels per capita per day1982: 0.001 barrels per capita per day1983: 0.001 barrels per capita per day1984: 0.001 barrels per capita per day1985: 0.001 barrels per capita per day1986: 0.001 barrels per capita per day1987: 0.001 barrels per capita per day1988: 0.001 barrels per capita per day1989: 0.001 barrels per capita per day1990: 0.001 barrels per capita per day1991: 0.001 barrels per capita per day1992: 0.001 barrels per capita per day1993: 0.001 barrels per capita per day1994: 0 barrels per capita per day1995: 0 barrels per capita per day1996: 0 barrels per capita per day1997: 0 barrels per capita per day1998: 0 barrels per capita per day1999: 0 barrels per capita per day2000: 0 barrels per capita per day2001: 0 barrels per capita per day2002: 0 barrels per capita per day2003: 0 barrels per capita per day2004: 0 barrels per capita per day2005: 0 barrels per capita per day2006: 0 barrels per capita per day2007: 0 barrels per capita per day2008: 0 barrels per capita per day2009: 0 barrels per capita per day2010: 0 barrels per capita per day2011: 0 barrels per capita per day2012: 0 barrels per capita per day2013: 0 barrels per capita per day2014: 0 barrels per capita per day2015: 0 barrels per capita per day2016: 0 barrels per capita per day2017: 0 barrels per capita per day2018: 0 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 Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 0.0002 barrels per capita per day.

The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily oil consumption in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.0008 barrels per capita per day in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 barrels per capita per day, in 2001.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 191st of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year

Year barrels per capita per day Change
1980 0.0007 barrels per capita per day —
1981 0.0007 barrels per capita per day +2.6%
1982 0.0008 barrels per capita per day +2.4%
1983 0.0007 barrels per capita per day -2.4%
1984 0.0007 barrels per capita per day -7.1%
1985 0.0006 barrels per capita per day -7.4%
1986 0.0007 barrels per capita per day +5.3%
1987 0.0006 barrels per capita per day -12.2%
1988 0.0007 barrels per capita per day +20.9%
1989 0.0007 barrels per capita per day -8.1%
1990 0.0006 barrels per capita per day -9.2%
1991 0.0006 barrels per capita per day +1.0%
1992 0.0007 barrels per capita per day +8.7%
1993 0.0006 barrels per capita per day -0.3%
1994 0.0005 barrels per capita per day -23.1%
1995 0.0005 barrels per capita per day -1.4%
1996 0.0005 barrels per capita per day +1.5%
1997 0.0005 barrels per capita per day -4.2%
1998 0.0004 barrels per capita per day -7.4%
1999 0.0004 barrels per capita per day +0.8%
2000 0.0002 barrels per capita per day -62.2%
2001 0.0001 barrels per capita per day -13.7%
2002 0.0002 barrels per capita per day +9.8%
2003 0.0002 barrels per capita per day +13.8%
2004 0.0002 barrels per capita per day +6.4%
2005 0.0002 barrels per capita per day +20.5%
2006 0.0003 barrels per capita per day +9.1%
2007 0.0002 barrels per capita per day -2.1%
2008 0.0002 barrels per capita per day -18.1%
2009 0.0002 barrels per capita per day -16.5%
2010 0.0002 barrels per capita per day +39.2%
2011 0.0003 barrels per capita per day +17.6%
2012 0.0003 barrels per capita per day -5.1%
2013 0.0004 barrels per capita per day +41.4%
2014 0.0005 barrels per capita per day +31.4%
2015 0.0003 barrels per capita per day -43.8%
2016 0.0002 barrels per capita per day -27.0%
2017 0.0002 barrels per capita per day +5.8%
2018 0.0002 barrels per capita per day -3.3%

Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries

  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.0002 barrels per capita per day is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0008 barrels per capita per day, 26% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.0002 barrels per capita per day is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0016 barrels per capita per day, 13% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0007 barrels per capita per day 0.0006 barrels per capita per day 0.0008 barrels per capita per day 10
1990s 0.0005 barrels per capita per day 0.0004 barrels per capita per day 0.0007 barrels per capita per day 10
2000s 0.0002 barrels per capita per day 0.0001 barrels per capita per day 0.0003 barrels per capita per day 10
2010s 0.0003 barrels per capita per day 0.0002 barrels per capita per day 0.0005 barrels per capita per day 9

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 188 Malawi 0.0004 barrels per capita per day compare
  2. 189 Somalia 0.0004 barrels per capita per day compare
  3. 190 Burundi 0.0003 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
Per capita daily oil consumption in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.0002 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 0.0008 barrels per capita per day in 1982.
What is the lowest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 barrels per capita per day in 2001.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for per capita daily oil consumption?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 191st out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
Is per capita daily oil consumption rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.