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Per capita daily oil consumption in Iceland

Iceland: Per capita daily oil consumption was 0.0497 barrels per capita per day in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0497 barrels per capita per day
Change on year
down 24.3%
World rank
23rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0657 barrels per capita per day
in 2018
All-time low
0.0385 barrels per capita per day
in 1982
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Per capita daily oil consumption in Iceland, 1980–2019

00.020.040.061980199920191980: 0.048 barrels per capita per day1981: 0.043 barrels per capita per day1982: 0.038 barrels per capita per day1983: 0.042 barrels per capita per day1984: 0.044 barrels per capita per day1985: 0.045 barrels per capita per day1986: 0.045 barrels per capita per day1987: 0.048 barrels per capita per day1988: 0.05 barrels per capita per day1989: 0.052 barrels per capita per day1990: 0.053 barrels per capita per day1991: 0.049 barrels per capita per day1992: 0.052 barrels per capita per day1993: 0.053 barrels per capita per day1994: 0.06 barrels per capita per day1995: 0.054 barrels per capita per day1996: 0.059 barrels per capita per day1997: 0.058 barrels per capita per day1998: 0.059 barrels per capita per day1999: 0.058 barrels per capita per day2000: 0.059 barrels per capita per day2001: 0.056 barrels per capita per day2002: 0.056 barrels per capita per day2003: 0.056 barrels per capita per day2004: 0.058 barrels per capita per day2005: 0.058 barrels per capita per day2006: 0.059 barrels per capita per day2007: 0.058 barrels per capita per day2008: 0.052 barrels per capita per day2009: 0.048 barrels per capita per day2010: 0.046 barrels per capita per day2011: 0.045 barrels per capita per day2012: 0.044 barrels per capita per day2013: 0.046 barrels per capita per day2014: 0.048 barrels per capita per day2015: 0.052 barrels per capita per day2016: 0.057 barrels per capita per day2017: 0.062 barrels per capita per day2018: 0.066 barrels per capita per day2019: 0.05 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 2019, per capita daily oil consumption in Iceland stood at 0.0497 barrels per capita per day.

The figure is down 24.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily oil consumption in Iceland peaked at 0.0657 barrels per capita per day in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0385 barrels per capita per day, in 1982.

That places Iceland 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Per capita daily oil consumption in Iceland, year by year

Year barrels per capita per day Change
1980 0.0482 barrels per capita per day —
1981 0.0433 barrels per capita per day -10.1%
1982 0.0385 barrels per capita per day -11.2%
1983 0.0422 barrels per capita per day +9.6%
1984 0.0444 barrels per capita per day +5.2%
1985 0.0445 barrels per capita per day +0.3%
1986 0.0447 barrels per capita per day +0.3%
1987 0.048 barrels per capita per day +7.4%
1988 0.0504 barrels per capita per day +5.0%
1989 0.0523 barrels per capita per day +3.9%
1990 0.0528 barrels per capita per day +1.0%
1991 0.0491 barrels per capita per day -7.0%
1992 0.0517 barrels per capita per day +5.3%
1993 0.0531 barrels per capita per day +2.7%
1994 0.0595 barrels per capita per day +12.1%
1995 0.0541 barrels per capita per day -9.2%
1996 0.0595 barrels per capita per day +10.0%
1997 0.0581 barrels per capita per day -2.3%
1998 0.0589 barrels per capita per day +1.3%
1999 0.0585 barrels per capita per day -0.7%
2000 0.0587 barrels per capita per day +0.3%
2001 0.0556 barrels per capita per day -5.3%
2002 0.056 barrels per capita per day +0.7%
2003 0.0557 barrels per capita per day -0.4%
2004 0.0578 barrels per capita per day +3.7%
2005 0.0577 barrels per capita per day -0.1%
2006 0.0593 barrels per capita per day +2.7%
2007 0.0577 barrels per capita per day -2.6%
2008 0.0518 barrels per capita per day -10.4%
2009 0.0479 barrels per capita per day -7.5%
2010 0.0461 barrels per capita per day -3.7%
2011 0.0451 barrels per capita per day -2.0%
2012 0.0444 barrels per capita per day -1.6%
2013 0.0461 barrels per capita per day +3.7%
2014 0.0477 barrels per capita per day +3.5%
2015 0.0523 barrels per capita per day +9.7%
2016 0.057 barrels per capita per day +8.8%
2017 0.0622 barrels per capita per day +9.2%
2018 0.0657 barrels per capita per day +5.6%
2019 0.0497 barrels per capita per day -24.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0456 barrels per capita per day 0.0385 barrels per capita per day 0.0523 barrels per capita per day 10
1990s 0.0555 barrels per capita per day 0.0491 barrels per capita per day 0.0595 barrels per capita per day 10
2000s 0.0558 barrels per capita per day 0.0479 barrels per capita per day 0.0593 barrels per capita per day 10
2010s 0.0516 barrels per capita per day 0.0444 barrels per capita per day 0.0657 barrels per capita per day 10

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 20 Hong Kong, China 0.0576 barrels per capita per day compare
  2. 21 Netherlands 0.0518 barrels per capita per day compare
  3. 22 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0512 barrels per capita per day compare
  4. 24 Republic of Korea 0.0492 barrels per capita per day compare
  5. 25 Oman 0.049 barrels per capita per day compare
  6. 26 Australia 0.0463 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 Iceland?
Per capita daily oil consumption in Iceland was 0.0497 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 Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0657 barrels per capita per day in 2018.
What is the lowest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0385 barrels per capita per day in 1982.
How does Iceland rank for per capita daily oil consumption?
Iceland ranks 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is per capita daily oil consumption rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland 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.