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Per capita daily oil consumption in Ireland

Ireland: Per capita daily oil consumption was 0.0322 barrels per capita per day in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0322 barrels per capita per day
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
40th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0479 barrels per capita per day
in 2006
All-time low
0.0227 barrels per capita per day
in 1988
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Per capita daily oil consumption in Ireland, 1980–2019

00.010.020.030.040.051980199920191980: 0.035 barrels per capita per day1981: 0.03 barrels per capita per day1982: 0.026 barrels per capita per day1983: 0.024 barrels per capita per day1984: 0.024 barrels per capita per day1985: 0.024 barrels per capita per day1986: 0.028 barrels per capita per day1987: 0.025 barrels per capita per day1988: 0.023 barrels per capita per day1989: 0.024 barrels per capita per day1990: 0.026 barrels per capita per day1991: 0.028 barrels per capita per day1992: 0.028 barrels per capita per day1993: 0.029 barrels per capita per day1994: 0.032 barrels per capita per day1995: 0.032 barrels per capita per day1996: 0.033 barrels per capita per day1997: 0.037 barrels per capita per day1998: 0.04 barrels per capita per day1999: 0.045 barrels per capita per day2000: 0.045 barrels per capita per day2001: 0.047 barrels per capita per day2002: 0.045 barrels per capita per day2003: 0.044 barrels per capita per day2004: 0.045 barrels per capita per day2005: 0.047 barrels per capita per day2006: 0.048 barrels per capita per day2007: 0.044 barrels per capita per day2008: 0.043 barrels per capita per day2009: 0.037 barrels per capita per day2010: 0.037 barrels per capita per day2011: 0.032 barrels per capita per day2012: 0.03 barrels per capita per day2013: 0.03 barrels per capita per day2014: 0.03 barrels per capita per day2015: 0.031 barrels per capita per day2016: 0.032 barrels per capita per day2017: 0.032 barrels per capita per day2018: 0.033 barrels per capita per day2019: 0.032 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 Ireland stood at 0.0322 barrels per capita per day.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily oil consumption in Ireland peaked at 0.0479 barrels per capita per day in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0227 barrels per capita per day, in 1988.

Ireland ranks 40th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 Ireland, year by year

Year barrels per capita per day Change
1980 0.0349 barrels per capita per day —
1981 0.0301 barrels per capita per day -13.6%
1982 0.0264 barrels per capita per day -12.4%
1983 0.0236 barrels per capita per day -10.4%
1984 0.0239 barrels per capita per day +1.2%
1985 0.0237 barrels per capita per day -0.9%
1986 0.028 barrels per capita per day +17.9%
1987 0.0252 barrels per capita per day -9.8%
1988 0.0227 barrels per capita per day -10.0%
1989 0.0236 barrels per capita per day +4.0%
1990 0.0262 barrels per capita per day +11.1%
1991 0.0279 barrels per capita per day +6.3%
1992 0.0283 barrels per capita per day +1.6%
1993 0.0291 barrels per capita per day +2.7%
1994 0.0317 barrels per capita per day +8.9%
1995 0.0325 barrels per capita per day +2.4%
1996 0.0334 barrels per capita per day +2.9%
1997 0.0366 barrels per capita per day +9.5%
1998 0.0403 barrels per capita per day +10.1%
1999 0.045 barrels per capita per day +11.7%
2000 0.0454 barrels per capita per day +0.9%
2001 0.0469 barrels per capita per day +3.4%
2002 0.0452 barrels per capita per day -3.7%
2003 0.0441 barrels per capita per day -2.4%
2004 0.0451 barrels per capita per day +2.4%
2005 0.0475 barrels per capita per day +5.2%
2006 0.0479 barrels per capita per day +0.9%
2007 0.0443 barrels per capita per day -7.7%
2008 0.0428 barrels per capita per day -3.2%
2009 0.0366 barrels per capita per day -14.5%
2010 0.0365 barrels per capita per day -0.3%
2011 0.0317 barrels per capita per day -13.2%
2012 0.03 barrels per capita per day -5.3%
2013 0.0304 barrels per capita per day +1.4%
2014 0.0301 barrels per capita per day -1.1%
2015 0.031 barrels per capita per day +3.0%
2016 0.032 barrels per capita per day +3.2%
2017 0.0319 barrels per capita per day -0.4%
2018 0.0327 barrels per capita per day +2.7%
2019 0.0322 barrels per capita per day -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0262 barrels per capita per day 0.0227 barrels per capita per day 0.0349 barrels per capita per day 10
1990s 0.0331 barrels per capita per day 0.0262 barrels per capita per day 0.045 barrels per capita per day 10
2000s 0.0446 barrels per capita per day 0.0366 barrels per capita per day 0.0479 barrels per capita per day 10
2010s 0.0319 barrels per capita per day 0.03 barrels per capita per day 0.0365 barrels per capita per day 10

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 37 Naoero 0.035 barrels per capita per day compare
  2. 38 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0347 barrels per capita per day compare
  3. 39 Libya 0.0334 barrels per capita per day compare
  4. 41 Puerto Rico 0.0314 barrels per capita per day compare
  5. 42 Austria 0.0309 barrels per capita per day compare
  6. 43 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0301 barrels per capita per day compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita daily oil consumption in Ireland?
Per capita daily oil consumption in Ireland was 0.0322 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 Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0479 barrels per capita per day in 2006.
What is the lowest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0227 barrels per capita per day in 1988.
How does Ireland rank for per capita daily oil consumption?
Ireland ranks 40th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is per capita daily oil consumption rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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.