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Per capita daily oil consumption in Iraq

Iraq: Per capita daily oil consumption was 0.025 barrels per capita per day in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.025 barrels per capita per day
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
57th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.026 barrels per capita per day
in 2013
All-time low
0.0142 barrels per capita per day
in 1982
Years of data
39
1980–2018

Per capita daily oil consumption in Iraq, 1980–2018

00.010.020.031980199920181980: 0.016 barrels per capita per day1981: 0.015 barrels per capita per day1982: 0.014 barrels per capita per day1983: 0.017 barrels per capita per day1984: 0.016 barrels per capita per day1985: 0.017 barrels per capita per day1986: 0.018 barrels per capita per day1987: 0.018 barrels per capita per day1988: 0.019 barrels per capita per day1989: 0.021 barrels per capita per day1990: 0.023 barrels per capita per day1991: 0.015 barrels per capita per day1992: 0.019 barrels per capita per day1993: 0.022 barrels per capita per day1994: 0.023 barrels per capita per day1995: 0.024 barrels per capita per day1996: 0.023 barrels per capita per day1997: 0.021 barrels per capita per day1998: 0.02 barrels per capita per day1999: 0.02 barrels per capita per day2000: 0.018 barrels per capita per day2001: 0.019 barrels per capita per day2002: 0.019 barrels per capita per day2003: 0.015 barrels per capita per day2004: 0.018 barrels per capita per day2005: 0.018 barrels per capita per day2006: 0.017 barrels per capita per day2007: 0.015 barrels per capita per day2008: 0.017 barrels per capita per day2009: 0.02 barrels per capita per day2010: 0.02 barrels per capita per day2011: 0.021 barrels per capita per day2012: 0.025 barrels per capita per day2013: 0.026 barrels per capita per day2014: 0.026 barrels per capita per day2015: 0.023 barrels per capita per day2016: 0.023 barrels per capita per day2017: 0.024 barrels per capita per day2018: 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

Iraq recorded 0.025 barrels per capita per day for per capita daily oil consumption in 2018.

The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily oil consumption in Iraq peaked at 0.026 barrels per capita per day in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0142 barrels per capita per day, in 1982.

That places Iraq 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Per capita daily oil consumption in Iraq, year by year

Year barrels per capita per day Change
1980 0.0159 barrels per capita per day —
1981 0.0152 barrels per capita per day -4.1%
1982 0.0142 barrels per capita per day -6.8%
1983 0.0169 barrels per capita per day +18.8%
1984 0.0158 barrels per capita per day -6.4%
1985 0.0166 barrels per capita per day +5.0%
1986 0.0175 barrels per capita per day +5.7%
1987 0.0175 barrels per capita per day +0.1%
1988 0.0193 barrels per capita per day +9.8%
1989 0.0207 barrels per capita per day +7.2%
1990 0.023 barrels per capita per day +11.2%
1991 0.0147 barrels per capita per day -35.9%
1992 0.0185 barrels per capita per day +25.8%
1993 0.0215 barrels per capita per day +16.2%
1994 0.0234 barrels per capita per day +8.7%
1995 0.0235 barrels per capita per day +0.6%
1996 0.0226 barrels per capita per day -4.1%
1997 0.0207 barrels per capita per day -8.4%
1998 0.0202 barrels per capita per day -2.2%
1999 0.0198 barrels per capita per day -2.1%
2000 0.0184 barrels per capita per day -6.8%
2001 0.0185 barrels per capita per day +0.7%
2002 0.0186 barrels per capita per day +0.3%
2003 0.0149 barrels per capita per day -20.0%
2004 0.0175 barrels per capita per day +17.8%
2005 0.0182 barrels per capita per day +3.6%
2006 0.0169 barrels per capita per day -6.8%
2007 0.0154 barrels per capita per day -9.2%
2008 0.017 barrels per capita per day +10.5%
2009 0.0202 barrels per capita per day +19.0%
2010 0.0203 barrels per capita per day +0.3%
2011 0.0207 barrels per capita per day +2.0%
2012 0.0246 barrels per capita per day +19.0%
2013 0.026 barrels per capita per day +5.5%
2014 0.0255 barrels per capita per day -1.6%
2015 0.0226 barrels per capita per day -11.6%
2016 0.0235 barrels per capita per day +4.1%
2017 0.0242 barrels per capita per day +3.2%
2018 0.025 barrels per capita per day +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.017 barrels per capita per day 0.0142 barrels per capita per day 0.0207 barrels per capita per day 10
1990s 0.0208 barrels per capita per day 0.0147 barrels per capita per day 0.0235 barrels per capita per day 10
2000s 0.0176 barrels per capita per day 0.0149 barrels per capita per day 0.0202 barrels per capita per day 10
2010s 0.0236 barrels per capita per day 0.0203 barrels per capita per day 0.026 barrels per capita per day 9

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 54 Turkmenistan 0.026 barrels per capita per day compare
  2. 55 Slovenia 0.0257 barrels per capita per day compare
  3. 56 France 0.0252 barrels per capita per day compare
  4. 58 Russian Federation 0.0247 barrels per capita per day compare
  5. 59 Lebanon 0.0246 barrels per capita per day compare
  6. 60 Portugal 0.0243 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 Iraq?
Per capita daily oil consumption in Iraq was 0.025 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 Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 0.026 barrels per capita per day in 2013.
What is the lowest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0142 barrels per capita per day in 1982.
How does Iraq rank for per capita daily oil consumption?
Iraq ranks 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
Is per capita daily oil consumption rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iraq 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.