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Per capita daily oil consumption in Ghana

Ghana: Per capita daily oil consumption was 0.0031 barrels per capita per day in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.0031 barrels per capita per day
Change on year
up 14.3%
World rank
150th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0031 barrels per capita per day
in 2018
All-time low
0.0011 barrels per capita per day
in 1985
Years of data
39
1980–2018

Per capita daily oil consumption in Ghana, 1980–2018

00.0010.0020.0031980199920181980: 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: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1989: 0.002 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: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1995: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1996: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1997: 0.001 barrels per capita per day1998: 0.001 barrels per capita per day1999: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2000: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2001: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2002: 0.002 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: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2008: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2009: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2010: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2011: 0.003 barrels per capita per day2012: 0.003 barrels per capita per day2013: 0.003 barrels per capita per day2014: 0.003 barrels per capita per day2015: 0.003 barrels per capita per day2016: 0.003 barrels per capita per day2017: 0.003 barrels per capita per day2018: 0.003 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

Ghana recorded 0.0031 barrels per capita per day for per capita daily oil consumption in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.

The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 51.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily oil consumption in Ghana peaked at 0.0031 barrels per capita per day in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 barrels per capita per day, in 1985.

That places Ghana 150th 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 in Ghana, year by year

Year barrels per capita per day Change
1980 0.0014 barrels per capita per day —
1981 0.0012 barrels per capita per day -14.8%
1982 0.0014 barrels per capita per day +11.1%
1983 0.0012 barrels per capita per day -15.1%
1984 0.0013 barrels per capita per day +10.9%
1985 0.0011 barrels per capita per day -15.1%
1986 0.0012 barrels per capita per day +9.6%
1987 0.0013 barrels per capita per day +11.9%
1988 0.0015 barrels per capita per day +13.7%
1989 0.0017 barrels per capita per day +8.1%
1990 0.0014 barrels per capita per day -18.0%
1991 0.0013 barrels per capita per day -2.4%
1992 0.0014 barrels per capita per day +8.3%
1993 0.0015 barrels per capita per day +1.5%
1994 0.0016 barrels per capita per day +7.2%
1995 0.0016 barrels per capita per day +0.4%
1996 0.0016 barrels per capita per day -0.7%
1997 0.0014 barrels per capita per day -6.8%
1998 0.0015 barrels per capita per day +0.6%
1999 0.0017 barrels per capita per day +13.7%
2000 0.0019 barrels per capita per day +14.6%
2001 0.0019 barrels per capita per day -1.8%
2002 0.0019 barrels per capita per day +2.7%
2003 0.0019 barrels per capita per day -1.3%
2004 0.002 barrels per capita per day +8.3%
2005 0.002 barrels per capita per day -1.7%
2006 0.0019 barrels per capita per day -4.6%
2007 0.0021 barrels per capita per day +8.4%
2008 0.0021 barrels per capita per day -0.7%
2009 0.0024 barrels per capita per day +16.9%
2010 0.0024 barrels per capita per day -1.2%
2011 0.0026 barrels per capita per day +10.6%
2012 0.0029 barrels per capita per day +11.4%
2013 0.0029 barrels per capita per day -0.9%
2014 0.0028 barrels per capita per day -2.0%
2015 0.0031 barrels per capita per day +8.7%
2016 0.0031 barrels per capita per day +0.3%
2017 0.0027 barrels per capita per day -12.3%
2018 0.0031 barrels per capita per day +14.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0013 barrels per capita per day 0.0011 barrels per capita per day 0.0017 barrels per capita per day 10
1990s 0.0015 barrels per capita per day 0.0013 barrels per capita per day 0.0017 barrels per capita per day 10
2000s 0.002 barrels per capita per day 0.0019 barrels per capita per day 0.0024 barrels per capita per day 10
2010s 0.0029 barrels per capita per day 0.0024 barrels per capita per day 0.0031 barrels per capita per day 9

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 147 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0033 barrels per capita per day compare
  2. 148 Senegal 0.0033 barrels per capita per day compare
  3. 149 Sudan 0.0032 barrels per capita per day compare
  4. 151 Pakistan 0.0029 barrels per capita per day compare
  5. 152 Uzbekistan 0.0029 barrels per capita per day compare
  6. 153 Timor-Leste 0.0028 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 Ghana?
Per capita daily oil consumption in Ghana was 0.0031 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 Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.0031 barrels per capita per day in 2018.
What is the lowest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 barrels per capita per day in 1985.
How does Ghana rank for per capita daily oil consumption?
Ghana ranks 150th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
Is per capita daily oil consumption rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana 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.