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Per capita daily oil consumption in Greenland

Greenland: Per capita daily oil consumption was 0.0724 barrels per capita per day in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.0724 barrels per capita per day
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
12th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.1002 barrels per capita per day
in 2010
All-time low
0.0288 barrels per capita per day
in 1987
Years of data
39
1980–2018

Per capita daily oil consumption in Greenland, 1980–2018

0.020.040.060.080.11980199920181980: 0.074 barrels per capita per day1981: 0.069 barrels per capita per day1982: 0.066 barrels per capita per day1983: 0.046 barrels per capita per day1984: 0.072 barrels per capita per day1985: 0.064 barrels per capita per day1986: 0.042 barrels per capita per day1987: 0.029 barrels per capita per day1988: 0.066 barrels per capita per day1989: 0.058 barrels per capita per day1990: 0.066 barrels per capita per day1991: 0.065 barrels per capita per day1992: 0.058 barrels per capita per day1993: 0.06 barrels per capita per day1994: 0.06 barrels per capita per day1995: 0.059 barrels per capita per day1996: 0.063 barrels per capita per day1997: 0.065 barrels per capita per day1998: 0.065 barrels per capita per day1999: 0.065 barrels per capita per day2000: 0.07 barrels per capita per day2001: 0.066 barrels per capita per day2002: 0.061 barrels per capita per day2003: 0.068 barrels per capita per day2004: 0.064 barrels per capita per day2005: 0.08 barrels per capita per day2006: 0.073 barrels per capita per day2007: 0.085 barrels per capita per day2008: 0.073 barrels per capita per day2009: 0.078 barrels per capita per day2010: 0.1 barrels per capita per day2011: 0.095 barrels per capita per day2012: 0.075 barrels per capita per day2013: 0.074 barrels per capita per day2014: 0.066 barrels per capita per day2015: 0.071 barrels per capita per day2016: 0.071 barrels per capita per day2017: 0.072 barrels per capita per day2018: 0.072 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

Greenland recorded 0.0724 barrels per capita per day for per capita daily oil consumption in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily oil consumption in Greenland peaked at 0.1002 barrels per capita per day in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0288 barrels per capita per day, in 1987.

That places Greenland 12th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Per capita daily oil consumption in Greenland, year by year

Year barrels per capita per day Change
1980 0.0737 barrels per capita per day —
1981 0.0686 barrels per capita per day -6.9%
1982 0.066 barrels per capita per day -3.8%
1983 0.0461 barrels per capita per day -30.2%
1984 0.0721 barrels per capita per day +56.5%
1985 0.0639 barrels per capita per day -11.4%
1986 0.0422 barrels per capita per day -33.9%
1987 0.0288 barrels per capita per day -31.7%
1988 0.0664 barrels per capita per day +130.2%
1989 0.0582 barrels per capita per day -12.3%
1990 0.0659 barrels per capita per day +13.2%
1991 0.0652 barrels per capita per day -1.0%
1992 0.0582 barrels per capita per day -10.7%
1993 0.0598 barrels per capita per day +2.7%
1994 0.0598 barrels per capita per day +0.0%
1995 0.0595 barrels per capita per day -0.5%
1996 0.063 barrels per capita per day +5.8%
1997 0.0646 barrels per capita per day +2.7%
1998 0.0645 barrels per capita per day -0.2%
1999 0.0645 barrels per capita per day +0.0%
2000 0.0704 barrels per capita per day +9.1%
2001 0.0656 barrels per capita per day -6.7%
2002 0.061 barrels per capita per day -7.1%
2003 0.0684 barrels per capita per day +12.1%
2004 0.0643 barrels per capita per day -6.1%
2005 0.08 barrels per capita per day +24.4%
2006 0.0729 barrels per capita per day -8.8%
2007 0.0847 barrels per capita per day +16.2%
2008 0.0733 barrels per capita per day -13.5%
2009 0.0776 barrels per capita per day +5.8%
2010 0.1002 barrels per capita per day +29.1%
2011 0.0954 barrels per capita per day -4.7%
2012 0.075 barrels per capita per day -21.5%
2013 0.0736 barrels per capita per day -1.8%
2014 0.0657 barrels per capita per day -10.7%
2015 0.0708 barrels per capita per day +7.7%
2016 0.0712 barrels per capita per day +0.6%
2017 0.0721 barrels per capita per day +1.3%
2018 0.0724 barrels per capita per day +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0586 barrels per capita per day 0.0288 barrels per capita per day 0.0737 barrels per capita per day 10
1990s 0.0625 barrels per capita per day 0.0582 barrels per capita per day 0.0659 barrels per capita per day 10
2000s 0.0718 barrels per capita per day 0.061 barrels per capita per day 0.0847 barrels per capita per day 10
2010s 0.0774 barrels per capita per day 0.0657 barrels per capita per day 0.1002 barrels per capita per day 9

Countries ranked near Greenland

  1. 9 Seychelles 0.0845 barrels per capita per day compare
  2. 10 Bermuda 0.0816 barrels per capita per day compare
  3. 11 Aruba 0.0736 barrels per capita per day compare
  4. 13 Cayman Islands 0.0703 barrels per capita per day compare
  5. 14 Guam 0.0693 barrels per capita per day compare
  6. 15 New Caledonia 0.0678 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 Greenland?
Per capita daily oil consumption in Greenland was 0.0724 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 Greenland?
The highest recorded value was 0.1002 barrels per capita per day in 2010.
What is the lowest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Greenland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0288 barrels per capita per day in 1987.
How does Greenland rank for per capita daily oil consumption?
Greenland ranks 12th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
Is per capita daily oil consumption rising or falling in Greenland?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greenland 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.