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

Congo: Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day) was 0.0023 barrels per capita per day in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.0023 barrels per capita per day
Change on year
down 17.1%
World rank
160th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0037 barrels per capita per day
in 2014
All-time low
0.0014 barrels per capita per day
in 1999
Years of data
39
1980–2018

Per capita daily oil consumption in Congo, 1980–2018

00.0010.0020.0030.0041980199920181980: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1981: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1982: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1983: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1984: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1985: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1986: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1987: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1988: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1989: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1990: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1991: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1992: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1993: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1994: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1995: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1996: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1997: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1998: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1999: 0.001 barrels per capita per day2000: 0.001 barrels per capita per day2001: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2002: 0.001 barrels per capita per day2003: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2004: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2005: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2006: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2007: 0.003 barrels per capita per day2008: 0.003 barrels per capita per day2009: 0.003 barrels per capita per day2010: 0.003 barrels per capita per day2011: 0.003 barrels per capita per day2012: 0.003 barrels per capita per day2013: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2014: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2015: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2016: 0.003 barrels per capita per day2017: 0.003 barrels per capita per day2018: 0.002 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 Congo stood at 0.0023 barrels per capita per day.

That represents a change of down 17.1% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily oil consumption in Congo peaked at 0.0037 barrels per capita per day in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 barrels per capita per day, in 1999.

That places Congo 160th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Year barrels per capita per day Change
1980 0.0028 barrels per capita per day —
1981 0.0033 barrels per capita per day +16.5%
1982 0.0027 barrels per capita per day -19.1%
1983 0.0021 barrels per capita per day -22.3%
1984 0.002 barrels per capita per day -2.8%
1985 0.0028 barrels per capita per day +38.5%
1986 0.0028 barrels per capita per day +0.7%
1987 0.003 barrels per capita per day +7.8%
1988 0.0026 barrels per capita per day -13.7%
1989 0.0029 barrels per capita per day +9.7%
1990 0.003 barrels per capita per day +5.9%
1991 0.0026 barrels per capita per day -15.0%
1992 0.0023 barrels per capita per day -9.3%
1993 0.0021 barrels per capita per day -9.4%
1994 0.002 barrels per capita per day -6.4%
1995 0.0019 barrels per capita per day -2.8%
1996 0.0018 barrels per capita per day -4.7%
1997 0.0017 barrels per capita per day -4.7%
1998 0.0017 barrels per capita per day -2.9%
1999 0.0014 barrels per capita per day -18.4%
2000 0.0014 barrels per capita per day +3.5%
2001 0.0018 barrels per capita per day +24.3%
2002 0.0014 barrels per capita per day -21.2%
2003 0.0018 barrels per capita per day +25.4%
2004 0.0019 barrels per capita per day +5.3%
2005 0.002 barrels per capita per day +9.3%
2006 0.0023 barrels per capita per day +12.1%
2007 0.0026 barrels per capita per day +12.6%
2008 0.0027 barrels per capita per day +4.1%
2009 0.003 barrels per capita per day +11.7%
2010 0.0032 barrels per capita per day +7.8%
2011 0.0034 barrels per capita per day +7.1%
2012 0.0033 barrels per capita per day -4.4%
2013 0.0036 barrels per capita per day +11.4%
2014 0.0037 barrels per capita per day +0.1%
2015 0.0035 barrels per capita per day -3.2%
2016 0.0033 barrels per capita per day -5.5%
2017 0.0028 barrels per capita per day -16.4%
2018 0.0023 barrels per capita per day -17.1%

Congo compared with similar countries

  • Congo's 0.0023 barrels per capita per day is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0033 barrels per capita per day, 70% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Congo's 0.0023 barrels per capita per day is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0016 barrels per capita per day, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0027 barrels per capita per day 0.002 barrels per capita per day 0.0033 barrels per capita per day 10
1990s 0.0021 barrels per capita per day 0.0014 barrels per capita per day 0.003 barrels per capita per day 10
2000s 0.0021 barrels per capita per day 0.0014 barrels per capita per day 0.003 barrels per capita per day 10
2010s 0.0032 barrels per capita per day 0.0023 barrels per capita per day 0.0037 barrels per capita per day 9

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 157 Tajikistan 0.0024 barrels per capita per day compare
  2. 158 Lesotho 0.0024 barrels per capita per day compare
  3. 159 Kenya 0.0023 barrels per capita per day compare
  4. 161 Nigeria 0.0023 barrels per capita per day compare
  5. 162 Haiti 0.0021 barrels per capita per day compare
  6. 163 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0021 barrels per capita per day compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita daily oil consumption in Congo?
Per capita daily oil consumption in Congo was 0.0023 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 Congo?
The highest recorded value was 0.0037 barrels per capita per day in 2014.
What is the lowest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 barrels per capita per day in 1999.
How does Congo rank for per capita daily oil consumption?
Congo ranks 160th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
Is per capita daily oil consumption rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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.