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Per capita daily oil consumption in Portugal

Portugal: Per capita daily oil consumption was 0.0243 barrels per capita per day in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0243 barrels per capita per day
Change on year
up 8.1%
World rank
60th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.033 barrels per capita per day
in 1999
All-time low
0.0142 barrels per capita per day
in 1981
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Per capita daily oil consumption in Portugal, 1980–2019

00.010.020.031980199920191980: 0.016 barrels per capita per day1981: 0.014 barrels per capita per day1982: 0.019 barrels per capita per day1983: 0.019 barrels per capita per day1984: 0.019 barrels per capita per day1985: 0.018 barrels per capita per day1986: 0.02 barrels per capita per day1987: 0.019 barrels per capita per day1988: 0.02 barrels per capita per day1989: 0.025 barrels per capita per day1990: 0.025 barrels per capita per day1991: 0.025 barrels per capita per day1992: 0.028 barrels per capita per day1993: 0.027 barrels per capita per day1994: 0.027 barrels per capita per day1995: 0.029 barrels per capita per day1996: 0.028 barrels per capita per day1997: 0.029 barrels per capita per day1998: 0.032 barrels per capita per day1999: 0.033 barrels per capita per day2000: 0.032 barrels per capita per day2001: 0.032 barrels per capita per day2002: 0.033 barrels per capita per day2003: 0.031 barrels per capita per day2004: 0.031 barrels per capita per day2005: 0.032 barrels per capita per day2006: 0.029 barrels per capita per day2007: 0.029 barrels per capita per day2008: 0.028 barrels per capita per day2009: 0.026 barrels per capita per day2010: 0.026 barrels per capita per day2011: 0.024 barrels per capita per day2012: 0.022 barrels per capita per day2013: 0.022 barrels per capita per day2014: 0.022 barrels per capita per day2015: 0.023 barrels per capita per day2016: 0.023 barrels per capita per day2017: 0.023 barrels per capita per day2018: 0.023 barrels per capita per day2019: 0.024 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

The most recent figure for per capita daily oil consumption in Portugal is 0.0243 barrels per capita per day, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily oil consumption in Portugal peaked at 0.033 barrels per capita per day in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0142 barrels per capita per day, in 1981.

That places Portugal 60th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Per capita daily oil consumption in Portugal, year by year

Year barrels per capita per day Change
1980 0.0158 barrels per capita per day —
1981 0.0142 barrels per capita per day -10.1%
1982 0.0186 barrels per capita per day +30.6%
1983 0.0186 barrels per capita per day +0.1%
1984 0.0191 barrels per capita per day +2.7%
1985 0.0179 barrels per capita per day -5.9%
1986 0.0196 barrels per capita per day +9.0%
1987 0.0192 barrels per capita per day -2.0%
1988 0.0204 barrels per capita per day +6.2%
1989 0.0249 barrels per capita per day +22.4%
1990 0.0252 barrels per capita per day +1.0%
1991 0.0253 barrels per capita per day +0.6%
1992 0.028 barrels per capita per day +10.7%
1993 0.0266 barrels per capita per day -4.9%
1994 0.0271 barrels per capita per day +1.8%
1995 0.029 barrels per capita per day +6.8%
1996 0.0279 barrels per capita per day -3.7%
1997 0.0295 barrels per capita per day +5.8%
1998 0.0321 barrels per capita per day +8.8%
1999 0.033 barrels per capita per day +2.8%
2000 0.0323 barrels per capita per day -1.9%
2001 0.0322 barrels per capita per day -0.4%
2002 0.0329 barrels per capita per day +2.2%
2003 0.0312 barrels per capita per day -5.4%
2004 0.0313 barrels per capita per day +0.4%
2005 0.0321 barrels per capita per day +2.5%
2006 0.0288 barrels per capita per day -10.3%
2007 0.0292 barrels per capita per day +1.5%
2008 0.0277 barrels per capita per day -5.1%
2009 0.0261 barrels per capita per day -5.7%
2010 0.0259 barrels per capita per day -0.9%
2011 0.0243 barrels per capita per day -6.2%
2012 0.0219 barrels per capita per day -9.8%
2013 0.0224 barrels per capita per day +2.3%
2014 0.0224 barrels per capita per day +0.2%
2015 0.0229 barrels per capita per day +2.1%
2016 0.023 barrels per capita per day +0.2%
2017 0.0235 barrels per capita per day +2.3%
2018 0.0225 barrels per capita per day -4.1%
2019 0.0243 barrels per capita per day +8.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0188 barrels per capita per day 0.0142 barrels per capita per day 0.0249 barrels per capita per day 10
1990s 0.0284 barrels per capita per day 0.0252 barrels per capita per day 0.033 barrels per capita per day 10
2000s 0.0304 barrels per capita per day 0.0261 barrels per capita per day 0.0329 barrels per capita per day 10
2010s 0.0233 barrels per capita per day 0.0219 barrels per capita per day 0.0259 barrels per capita per day 10

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 57 Iraq 0.025 barrels per capita per day compare
  2. 58 Russian Federation 0.0247 barrels per capita per day compare
  3. 59 Lebanon 0.0246 barrels per capita per day compare
  4. 61 French Polynesia 0.0241 barrels per capita per day compare
  5. 62 Lithuania 0.0239 barrels per capita per day compare
  6. 63 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0235 barrels per capita per day compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita daily oil consumption in Portugal?
Per capita daily oil consumption in Portugal was 0.0243 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 Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.033 barrels per capita per day in 1999.
What is the lowest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0142 barrels per capita per day in 1981.
How does Portugal rank for per capita daily oil consumption?
Portugal ranks 60th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is per capita daily oil consumption rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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.