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Per capita daily oil consumption in France

France: Per capita daily oil consumption was 0.0252 barrels per capita per day in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0252 barrels per capita per day
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
56th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0409 barrels per capita per day
in 1980
All-time low
0.0252 barrels per capita per day
in 2019
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Per capita daily oil consumption in France, 1980–2019

00.010.020.030.041980199920191980: 0.041 barrels per capita per day1981: 0.036 barrels per capita per day1982: 0.034 barrels per capita per day1983: 0.033 barrels per capita per day1984: 0.031 barrels per capita per day1985: 0.031 barrels per capita per day1986: 0.031 barrels per capita per day1987: 0.031 barrels per capita per day1988: 0.031 barrels per capita per day1989: 0.032 barrels per capita per day1990: 0.031 barrels per capita per day1991: 0.033 barrels per capita per day1992: 0.033 barrels per capita per day1993: 0.032 barrels per capita per day1994: 0.031 barrels per capita per day1995: 0.032 barrels per capita per day1996: 0.033 barrels per capita per day1997: 0.033 barrels per capita per day1998: 0.034 barrels per capita per day1999: 0.034 barrels per capita per day2000: 0.033 barrels per capita per day2001: 0.033 barrels per capita per day2002: 0.032 barrels per capita per day2003: 0.032 barrels per capita per day2004: 0.032 barrels per capita per day2005: 0.031 barrels per capita per day2006: 0.031 barrels per capita per day2007: 0.031 barrels per capita per day2008: 0.03 barrels per capita per day2009: 0.029 barrels per capita per day2010: 0.028 barrels per capita per day2011: 0.028 barrels per capita per day2012: 0.027 barrels per capita per day2013: 0.027 barrels per capita per day2014: 0.026 barrels per capita per day2015: 0.026 barrels per capita per day2016: 0.026 barrels per capita per day2017: 0.026 barrels per capita per day2018: 0.025 barrels per capita per day2019: 0.025 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

The most recent figure for per capita daily oil consumption in France is 0.0252 barrels per capita per day, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.

The figure is down 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily oil consumption in France peaked at 0.0409 barrels per capita per day in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0252 barrels per capita per day, in 2019.

France ranks 56th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Per capita daily oil consumption in France, year by year

Year barrels per capita per day Change
1980 0.0409 barrels per capita per day —
1981 0.0365 barrels per capita per day -10.8%
1982 0.0337 barrels per capita per day -7.6%
1983 0.0328 barrels per capita per day -2.9%
1984 0.0314 barrels per capita per day -4.0%
1985 0.0309 barrels per capita per day -1.5%
1986 0.031 barrels per capita per day +0.0%
1987 0.0312 barrels per capita per day +0.7%
1988 0.0313 barrels per capita per day +0.3%
1989 0.0318 barrels per capita per day +1.8%
1990 0.0314 barrels per capita per day -1.4%
1991 0.0332 barrels per capita per day +5.7%
1992 0.0329 barrels per capita per day -0.9%
1993 0.0318 barrels per capita per day -3.2%
1994 0.0315 barrels per capita per day -1.1%
1995 0.0322 barrels per capita per day +2.3%
1996 0.0325 barrels per capita per day +1.1%
1997 0.0327 barrels per capita per day +0.6%
1998 0.0339 barrels per capita per day +3.6%
1999 0.0336 barrels per capita per day -0.8%
2000 0.0328 barrels per capita per day -2.3%
2001 0.0335 barrels per capita per day +1.9%
2002 0.0322 barrels per capita per day -3.8%
2003 0.0321 barrels per capita per day -0.2%
2004 0.032 barrels per capita per day -0.4%
2005 0.0315 barrels per capita per day -1.7%
2006 0.0313 barrels per capita per day -0.6%
2007 0.0308 barrels per capita per day -1.4%
2008 0.03 barrels per capita per day -2.6%
2009 0.0287 barrels per capita per day -4.3%
2010 0.0279 barrels per capita per day -2.8%
2011 0.0279 barrels per capita per day -0.1%
2012 0.0272 barrels per capita per day -2.4%
2013 0.0267 barrels per capita per day -1.9%
2014 0.0263 barrels per capita per day -1.6%
2015 0.0262 barrels per capita per day -0.3%
2016 0.0256 barrels per capita per day -2.5%
2017 0.026 barrels per capita per day +1.5%
2018 0.0252 barrels per capita per day -2.9%
2019 0.0252 barrels per capita per day -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0331 barrels per capita per day 0.0309 barrels per capita per day 0.0409 barrels per capita per day 10
1990s 0.0326 barrels per capita per day 0.0314 barrels per capita per day 0.0339 barrels per capita per day 10
2000s 0.0315 barrels per capita per day 0.0287 barrels per capita per day 0.0335 barrels per capita per day 10
2010s 0.0264 barrels per capita per day 0.0252 barrels per capita per day 0.0279 barrels per capita per day 10

Countries ranked near France

  1. 53 Israel 0.0261 barrels per capita per day compare
  2. 54 Turkmenistan 0.026 barrels per capita per day compare
  3. 55 Slovenia 0.0257 barrels per capita per day compare
  4. 57 Iraq 0.025 barrels per capita per day compare
  5. 58 Russian Federation 0.0247 barrels per capita per day compare
  6. 59 Lebanon 0.0246 barrels per capita per day compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita daily oil consumption in France?
Per capita daily oil consumption in France was 0.0252 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 France?
The highest recorded value was 0.0409 barrels per capita per day in 1980.
What is the lowest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0252 barrels per capita per day in 2019.
How does France rank for per capita daily oil consumption?
France ranks 56th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is per capita daily oil consumption rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France 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.