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Per capita daily oil consumption in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Per capita daily oil consumption was 0.0314 barrels per capita per day in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.0314 barrels per capita per day
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
41st
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0582 barrels per capita per day
in 2004
All-time low
0.0279 barrels per capita per day
in 1999
Years of data
39
1980–2018

Per capita daily oil consumption in Puerto Rico, 1980–2018

00.020.040.061980199920181980: 0.033 barrels per capita per day1981: 0.033 barrels per capita per day1982: 0.032 barrels per capita per day1983: 0.032 barrels per capita per day1984: 0.032 barrels per capita per day1985: 0.031 barrels per capita per day1986: 0.031 barrels per capita per day1987: 0.031 barrels per capita per day1988: 0.031 barrels per capita per day1989: 0.03 barrels per capita per day1990: 0.03 barrels per capita per day1991: 0.03 barrels per capita per day1992: 0.03 barrels per capita per day1993: 0.029 barrels per capita per day1994: 0.029 barrels per capita per day1995: 0.029 barrels per capita per day1996: 0.028 barrels per capita per day1997: 0.028 barrels per capita per day1998: 0.028 barrels per capita per day1999: 0.028 barrels per capita per day2000: 0.053 barrels per capita per day2001: 0.056 barrels per capita per day2002: 0.055 barrels per capita per day2003: 0.057 barrels per capita per day2004: 0.058 barrels per capita per day2005: 0.056 barrels per capita per day2006: 0.049 barrels per capita per day2007: 0.048 barrels per capita per day2008: 0.044 barrels per capita per day2009: 0.042 barrels per capita per day2010: 0.034 barrels per capita per day2011: 0.039 barrels per capita per day2012: 0.039 barrels per capita per day2013: 0.032 barrels per capita per day2014: 0.03 barrels per capita per day2015: 0.031 barrels per capita per day2016: 0.028 barrels per capita per day2017: 0.032 barrels per capita per day2018: 0.031 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

Puerto Rico recorded 0.0314 barrels per capita per day for per capita daily oil consumption in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily oil consumption in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0582 barrels per capita per day in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0279 barrels per capita per day, in 1999.

Puerto Rico ranks 41st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Per capita daily oil consumption in Puerto Rico, year by year

Year barrels per capita per day Change
1980 0.0331 barrels per capita per day —
1981 0.0327 barrels per capita per day -1.1%
1982 0.0323 barrels per capita per day -1.1%
1983 0.032 barrels per capita per day -1.0%
1984 0.0317 barrels per capita per day -1.0%
1985 0.0314 barrels per capita per day -1.0%
1986 0.0311 barrels per capita per day -1.0%
1987 0.0308 barrels per capita per day -0.9%
1988 0.0305 barrels per capita per day -0.9%
1989 0.0302 barrels per capita per day -0.9%
1990 0.03 barrels per capita per day -0.9%
1991 0.0298 barrels per capita per day -0.7%
1992 0.0296 barrels per capita per day -0.6%
1993 0.0293 barrels per capita per day -0.8%
1994 0.029 barrels per capita per day -0.9%
1995 0.0288 barrels per capita per day -0.9%
1996 0.0285 barrels per capita per day -1.1%
1997 0.0282 barrels per capita per day -0.9%
1998 0.028 barrels per capita per day -0.6%
1999 0.0279 barrels per capita per day -0.5%
2000 0.0528 barrels per capita per day +89.4%
2001 0.056 barrels per capita per day +6.0%
2002 0.0555 barrels per capita per day -1.0%
2003 0.0569 barrels per capita per day +2.7%
2004 0.0582 barrels per capita per day +2.3%
2005 0.0563 barrels per capita per day -3.2%
2006 0.0491 barrels per capita per day -12.9%
2007 0.0476 barrels per capita per day -2.9%
2008 0.0443 barrels per capita per day -7.1%
2009 0.0416 barrels per capita per day -6.0%
2010 0.0339 barrels per capita per day -18.4%
2011 0.0387 barrels per capita per day +14.1%
2012 0.0388 barrels per capita per day +0.1%
2013 0.0324 barrels per capita per day -16.6%
2014 0.0305 barrels per capita per day -5.8%
2015 0.0313 barrels per capita per day +2.7%
2016 0.0284 barrels per capita per day -9.3%
2017 0.0323 barrels per capita per day +13.6%
2018 0.0314 barrels per capita per day -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0316 barrels per capita per day 0.0302 barrels per capita per day 0.0331 barrels per capita per day 10
1990s 0.0289 barrels per capita per day 0.0279 barrels per capita per day 0.03 barrels per capita per day 10
2000s 0.0518 barrels per capita per day 0.0416 barrels per capita per day 0.0582 barrels per capita per day 10
2010s 0.0331 barrels per capita per day 0.0284 barrels per capita per day 0.0388 barrels per capita per day 9

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 38 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0347 barrels per capita per day compare
  2. 39 Libya 0.0334 barrels per capita per day compare
  3. 40 Ireland 0.0322 barrels per capita per day compare
  4. 42 Austria 0.0309 barrels per capita per day compare
  5. 43 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0301 barrels per capita per day compare
  6. 44 Greece 0.0292 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 Puerto Rico?
Per capita daily oil consumption in Puerto Rico was 0.0314 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 Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 0.0582 barrels per capita per day in 2004.
What is the lowest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0279 barrels per capita per day in 1999.
How does Puerto Rico rank for per capita daily oil consumption?
Puerto Rico ranks 41st out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
Is per capita daily oil consumption rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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.