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Per capita daily oil consumption in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Per capita daily oil consumption was 0.0576 barrels per capita per day in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.0576 barrels per capita per day
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
20th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0593 barrels per capita per day
in 2010
All-time low
0.0202 barrels per capita per day
in 1985
Years of data
39
1980–2018

Per capita daily oil consumption in Hong Kong, 1980–2018

0.020.030.040.050.061980199920181980: 0.024 barrels per capita per day1981: 0.025 barrels per capita per day1982: 0.024 barrels per capita per day1983: 0.022 barrels per capita per day1984: 0.021 barrels per capita per day1985: 0.02 barrels per capita per day1986: 0.02 barrels per capita per day1987: 0.021 barrels per capita per day1988: 0.022 barrels per capita per day1989: 0.022 barrels per capita per day1990: 0.022 barrels per capita per day1991: 0.023 barrels per capita per day1992: 0.026 barrels per capita per day1993: 0.027 barrels per capita per day1994: 0.03 barrels per capita per day1995: 0.03 barrels per capita per day1996: 0.028 barrels per capita per day1997: 0.028 barrels per capita per day1998: 0.029 barrels per capita per day1999: 0.044 barrels per capita per day2000: 0.039 barrels per capita per day2001: 0.038 barrels per capita per day2002: 0.039 barrels per capita per day2003: 0.04 barrels per capita per day2004: 0.045 barrels per capita per day2005: 0.042 barrels per capita per day2006: 0.045 barrels per capita per day2007: 0.048 barrels per capita per day2008: 0.043 barrels per capita per day2009: 0.053 barrels per capita per day2010: 0.059 barrels per capita per day2011: 0.052 barrels per capita per day2012: 0.048 barrels per capita per day2013: 0.048 barrels per capita per day2014: 0.045 barrels per capita per day2015: 0.054 barrels per capita per day2016: 0.056 barrels per capita per day2017: 0.057 barrels per capita per day2018: 0.058 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

Hong Kong recorded 0.0576 barrels per capita per day for per capita daily oil consumption in 2018.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily oil consumption in Hong Kong peaked at 0.0593 barrels per capita per day in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0202 barrels per capita per day, in 1985.

Hong Kong ranks 20th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 Hong Kong, year by year

Year barrels per capita per day Change
1980 0.0245 barrels per capita per day —
1981 0.0247 barrels per capita per day +0.8%
1982 0.0237 barrels per capita per day -3.8%
1983 0.0223 barrels per capita per day -6.2%
1984 0.0213 barrels per capita per day -4.3%
1985 0.0202 barrels per capita per day -5.4%
1986 0.0205 barrels per capita per day +1.5%
1987 0.0207 barrels per capita per day +1.3%
1988 0.0215 barrels per capita per day +3.9%
1989 0.0216 barrels per capita per day +0.5%
1990 0.0224 barrels per capita per day +3.3%
1991 0.0231 barrels per capita per day +3.2%
1992 0.0261 barrels per capita per day +13.2%
1993 0.0268 barrels per capita per day +2.4%
1994 0.0298 barrels per capita per day +11.5%
1995 0.0302 barrels per capita per day +1.3%
1996 0.0284 barrels per capita per day -5.9%
1997 0.0285 barrels per capita per day +0.1%
1998 0.0293 barrels per capita per day +3.1%
1999 0.0437 barrels per capita per day +49.1%
2000 0.039 barrels per capita per day -10.8%
2001 0.0376 barrels per capita per day -3.8%
2002 0.039 barrels per capita per day +3.9%
2003 0.0397 barrels per capita per day +1.7%
2004 0.0451 barrels per capita per day +13.5%
2005 0.0421 barrels per capita per day -6.5%
2006 0.045 barrels per capita per day +6.8%
2007 0.0484 barrels per capita per day +7.7%
2008 0.0432 barrels per capita per day -10.7%
2009 0.0532 barrels per capita per day +23.1%
2010 0.0593 barrels per capita per day +11.5%
2011 0.0523 barrels per capita per day -11.9%
2012 0.0476 barrels per capita per day -8.9%
2013 0.0484 barrels per capita per day +1.7%
2014 0.0446 barrels per capita per day -8.0%
2015 0.0541 barrels per capita per day +21.5%
2016 0.0555 barrels per capita per day +2.6%
2017 0.057 barrels per capita per day +2.7%
2018 0.0576 barrels per capita per day +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0221 barrels per capita per day 0.0202 barrels per capita per day 0.0247 barrels per capita per day 10
1990s 0.0288 barrels per capita per day 0.0224 barrels per capita per day 0.0437 barrels per capita per day 10
2000s 0.0432 barrels per capita per day 0.0376 barrels per capita per day 0.0532 barrels per capita per day 10
2010s 0.0529 barrels per capita per day 0.0446 barrels per capita per day 0.0593 barrels per capita per day 9

Countries ranked near Hong Kong

  1. 17 Canada 0.063 barrels per capita per day compare
  2. 18 United States 0.0626 barrels per capita per day compare
  3. 19 Belgium 0.0578 barrels per capita per day compare
  4. 21 Netherlands 0.0518 barrels per capita per day compare
  5. 22 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0512 barrels per capita per day compare
  6. 23 Iceland 0.0497 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 Hong Kong?
Per capita daily oil consumption in Hong Kong was 0.0576 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 Hong Kong?
The highest recorded value was 0.0593 barrels per capita per day in 2010.
What is the lowest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Hong Kong?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0202 barrels per capita per day in 1985.
How does Hong Kong rank for per capita daily oil consumption?
Hong Kong ranks 20th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
Is per capita daily oil consumption rising or falling in Hong Kong?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hong Kong 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
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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.