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Per capita daily oil consumption in Japan

Japan: Per capita daily oil consumption was 0.0289 barrels per capita per day in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0289 barrels per capita per day
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
45th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0453 barrels per capita per day
in 1996
All-time low
0.0289 barrels per capita per day
in 2019
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Per capita daily oil consumption in Japan, 1980–2019

00.010.020.030.040.051980199920191980: 0.042 barrels per capita per day1981: 0.041 barrels per capita per day1982: 0.039 barrels per capita per day1983: 0.037 barrels per capita per day1984: 0.039 barrels per capita per day1985: 0.037 barrels per capita per day1986: 0.037 barrels per capita per day1987: 0.037 barrels per capita per day1988: 0.04 barrels per capita per day1989: 0.041 barrels per capita per day1990: 0.043 barrels per capita per day1991: 0.043 barrels per capita per day1992: 0.044 barrels per capita per day1993: 0.043 barrels per capita per day1994: 0.045 barrels per capita per day1995: 0.045 barrels per capita per day1996: 0.045 barrels per capita per day1997: 0.045 barrels per capita per day1998: 0.043 barrels per capita per day1999: 0.044 barrels per capita per day2000: 0.043 barrels per capita per day2001: 0.042 barrels per capita per day2002: 0.041 barrels per capita per day2003: 0.042 barrels per capita per day2004: 0.041 barrels per capita per day2005: 0.041 barrels per capita per day2006: 0.04 barrels per capita per day2007: 0.039 barrels per capita per day2008: 0.037 barrels per capita per day2009: 0.034 barrels per capita per day2010: 0.034 barrels per capita per day2011: 0.035 barrels per capita per day2012: 0.037 barrels per capita per day2013: 0.035 barrels per capita per day2014: 0.034 barrels per capita per day2015: 0.033 barrels per capita per day2016: 0.032 barrels per capita per day2017: 0.031 barrels per capita per day2018: 0.03 barrels per capita per day2019: 0.029 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

Japan recorded 0.0289 barrels per capita per day for per capita daily oil consumption in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.

The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily oil consumption in Japan peaked at 0.0453 barrels per capita per day in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0289 barrels per capita per day, in 2019.

That places Japan 45th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Per capita daily oil consumption in Japan, year by year

Year barrels per capita per day Change
1980 0.0425 barrels per capita per day —
1981 0.0412 barrels per capita per day -3.0%
1982 0.0387 barrels per capita per day -6.1%
1983 0.0369 barrels per capita per day -4.7%
1984 0.0389 barrels per capita per day +5.5%
1985 0.0367 barrels per capita per day -5.5%
1986 0.0371 barrels per capita per day +0.9%
1987 0.0374 barrels per capita per day +0.9%
1988 0.0395 barrels per capita per day +5.7%
1989 0.0411 barrels per capita per day +3.9%
1990 0.0429 barrels per capita per day +4.5%
1991 0.0433 barrels per capita per day +0.8%
1992 0.0438 barrels per capita per day +1.2%
1993 0.043 barrels per capita per day -1.8%
1994 0.045 barrels per capita per day +4.6%
1995 0.0451 barrels per capita per day +0.3%
1996 0.0453 barrels per capita per day +0.4%
1997 0.0449 barrels per capita per day -0.9%
1998 0.0432 barrels per capita per day -3.6%
1999 0.0442 barrels per capita per day +2.3%
2000 0.0431 barrels per capita per day -2.5%
2001 0.0422 barrels per capita per day -2.1%
2002 0.0414 barrels per capita per day -1.9%
2003 0.0422 barrels per capita per day +1.9%
2004 0.0413 barrels per capita per day -2.0%
2005 0.0415 barrels per capita per day +0.4%
2006 0.0404 barrels per capita per day -2.5%
2007 0.0391 barrels per capita per day -3.3%
2008 0.0371 barrels per capita per day -5.1%
2009 0.0338 barrels per capita per day -8.8%
2010 0.0344 barrels per capita per day +1.6%
2011 0.0345 barrels per capita per day +0.4%
2012 0.0366 barrels per capita per day +6.1%
2013 0.0354 barrels per capita per day -3.3%
2014 0.0336 barrels per capita per day -5.1%
2015 0.0327 barrels per capita per day -2.7%
2016 0.0317 barrels per capita per day -3.1%
2017 0.031 barrels per capita per day -2.3%
2018 0.0299 barrels per capita per day -3.5%
2019 0.0289 barrels per capita per day -3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.039 barrels per capita per day 0.0367 barrels per capita per day 0.0425 barrels per capita per day 10
1990s 0.0441 barrels per capita per day 0.0429 barrels per capita per day 0.0453 barrels per capita per day 10
2000s 0.0402 barrels per capita per day 0.0338 barrels per capita per day 0.0431 barrels per capita per day 10
2010s 0.0329 barrels per capita per day 0.0289 barrels per capita per day 0.0366 barrels per capita per day 10

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 42 Austria 0.0309 barrels per capita per day compare
  2. 43 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0301 barrels per capita per day compare
  3. 44 Greece 0.0292 barrels per capita per day compare
  4. 46 Sweden 0.0288 barrels per capita per day compare
  5. 47 Denmark 0.0284 barrels per capita per day compare
  6. 48 Germany 0.0284 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 Japan?
Per capita daily oil consumption in Japan was 0.0289 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 Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0453 barrels per capita per day in 1996.
What is the lowest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0289 barrels per capita per day in 2019.
How does Japan rank for per capita daily oil consumption?
Japan ranks 45th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is per capita daily oil consumption rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan 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.