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Per capita daily oil consumption in Kenya

Kenya: Per capita daily oil consumption was 0.0023 barrels per capita per day in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
0.0023 barrels per capita per day
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
159th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0025 barrels per capita per day
in 1980
All-time low
0.0014 barrels per capita per day
in 2003
Years of data
39
1980–2018

Per capita daily oil consumption in Kenya, 1980–2018

00.0010.0010.0020.0020.0031980199920181980: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1981: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1982: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1983: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1984: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1985: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1986: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1987: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1988: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1989: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1990: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1991: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1992: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1993: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1994: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1995: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1996: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1997: 0.001 barrels per capita per day1998: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1999: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2000: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2001: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2002: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2003: 0.001 barrels per capita per day2004: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2005: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2006: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2007: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2008: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2009: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2010: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2011: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2012: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2013: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2014: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2015: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2016: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2017: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2018: 0.002 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 2018, per capita daily oil consumption in Kenya stood at 0.0023 barrels per capita per day.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily oil consumption in Kenya peaked at 0.0025 barrels per capita per day in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 barrels per capita per day, in 2003.

Kenya ranks 159th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.002 barrels per capita per day 0.0016 barrels per capita per day 0.0025 barrels per capita per day 10
1990s 0.0016 barrels per capita per day 0.0015 barrels per capita per day 0.0018 barrels per capita per day 10
2000s 0.0018 barrels per capita per day 0.0014 barrels per capita per day 0.002 barrels per capita per day 10
2010s 0.0021 barrels per capita per day 0.0018 barrels per capita per day 0.0023 barrels per capita per day 9

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 156 Solomon Islands 0.0026 barrels per capita per day compare
  2. 157 Tajikistan 0.0024 barrels per capita per day compare
  3. 158 Lesotho 0.0024 barrels per capita per day compare
  4. 160 Congo 0.0023 barrels per capita per day compare
  5. 161 Nigeria 0.0023 barrels per capita per day compare
  6. 162 Haiti 0.0021 barrels per capita per day compare

See the full ranking of 191 places β†’

More reference data data for Kenya

All data for Kenya β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is per capita daily oil consumption in Kenya?
Per capita daily oil consumption in Kenya was 0.0023 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 Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 0.0025 barrels per capita per day in 1980.
What is the lowest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 barrels per capita per day in 2003.
How does Kenya rank for per capita daily oil consumption?
Kenya ranks 159th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
Is per capita daily oil consumption rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya 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.