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Per capita daily oil consumption in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Per capita daily oil consumption was 0.0914 barrels per capita per day in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.0914 barrels per capita per day
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
8th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.1031 barrels per capita per day
in 2014
All-time low
0.0606 barrels per capita per day
in 1989
Years of data
39
1980–2018

Per capita daily oil consumption in Saudi Arabia, 1980–2018

00.0250.050.0750.11980199920181980: 0.063 barrels per capita per day1981: 0.065 barrels per capita per day1982: 0.066 barrels per capita per day1983: 0.068 barrels per capita per day1984: 0.068 barrels per capita per day1985: 0.072 barrels per capita per day1986: 0.071 barrels per capita per day1987: 0.067 barrels per capita per day1988: 0.066 barrels per capita per day1989: 0.061 barrels per capita per day1990: 0.068 barrels per capita per day1991: 0.069 barrels per capita per day1992: 0.071 barrels per capita per day1993: 0.071 barrels per capita per day1994: 0.07 barrels per capita per day1995: 0.067 barrels per capita per day1996: 0.07 barrels per capita per day1997: 0.071 barrels per capita per day1998: 0.073 barrels per capita per day1999: 0.074 barrels per capita per day2000: 0.076 barrels per capita per day2001: 0.076 barrels per capita per day2002: 0.076 barrels per capita per day2003: 0.076 barrels per capita per day2004: 0.08 barrels per capita per day2005: 0.081 barrels per capita per day2006: 0.083 barrels per capita per day2007: 0.084 barrels per capita per day2008: 0.087 barrels per capita per day2009: 0.093 barrels per capita per day2010: 0.098 barrels per capita per day2011: 0.099 barrels per capita per day2012: 0.102 barrels per capita per day2013: 0.099 barrels per capita per day2014: 0.103 barrels per capita per day2015: 0.103 barrels per capita per day2016: 0.096 barrels per capita per day2017: 0.1 barrels per capita per day2018: 0.091 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

Saudi Arabia recorded 0.0914 barrels per capita per day for per capita daily oil consumption in 2018.

The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily oil consumption in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.1031 barrels per capita per day in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0606 barrels per capita per day, in 1989.

Saudi Arabia ranks 8th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Per capita daily oil consumption in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Year barrels per capita per day Change
1980 0.0629 barrels per capita per day —
1981 0.065 barrels per capita per day +3.2%
1982 0.0655 barrels per capita per day +0.8%
1983 0.0675 barrels per capita per day +3.0%
1984 0.0684 barrels per capita per day +1.4%
1985 0.0716 barrels per capita per day +4.6%
1986 0.0706 barrels per capita per day -1.3%
1987 0.0675 barrels per capita per day -4.4%
1988 0.0657 barrels per capita per day -2.7%
1989 0.0606 barrels per capita per day -7.7%
1990 0.0683 barrels per capita per day +12.6%
1991 0.0691 barrels per capita per day +1.2%
1992 0.0711 barrels per capita per day +2.9%
1993 0.0709 barrels per capita per day -0.2%
1994 0.0702 barrels per capita per day -1.1%
1995 0.0673 barrels per capita per day -4.1%
1996 0.07 barrels per capita per day +4.0%
1997 0.0712 barrels per capita per day +1.7%
1998 0.0727 barrels per capita per day +2.1%
1999 0.0743 barrels per capita per day +2.2%
2000 0.0759 barrels per capita per day +2.2%
2001 0.0758 barrels per capita per day -0.1%
2002 0.076 barrels per capita per day +0.2%
2003 0.0757 barrels per capita per day -0.4%
2004 0.0801 barrels per capita per day +5.8%
2005 0.0813 barrels per capita per day +1.6%
2006 0.0829 barrels per capita per day +1.9%
2007 0.084 barrels per capita per day +1.4%
2008 0.0874 barrels per capita per day +4.1%
2009 0.0929 barrels per capita per day +6.2%
2010 0.0976 barrels per capita per day +5.1%
2011 0.0985 barrels per capita per day +1.0%
2012 0.1022 barrels per capita per day +3.8%
2013 0.0986 barrels per capita per day -3.5%
2014 0.1031 barrels per capita per day +4.6%
2015 0.1027 barrels per capita per day -0.4%
2016 0.0962 barrels per capita per day -6.4%
2017 0.0998 barrels per capita per day +3.8%
2018 0.0914 barrels per capita per day -8.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0665 barrels per capita per day 0.0606 barrels per capita per day 0.0716 barrels per capita per day 10
1990s 0.0705 barrels per capita per day 0.0673 barrels per capita per day 0.0743 barrels per capita per day 10
2000s 0.0812 barrels per capita per day 0.0757 barrels per capita per day 0.0929 barrels per capita per day 10
2010s 0.0989 barrels per capita per day 0.0914 barrels per capita per day 0.1031 barrels per capita per day 9

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 5 Kuwait 0.1025 barrels per capita per day compare
  2. 6 Qatar 0.0962 barrels per capita per day compare
  3. 7 United Arab Emirates 0.0932 barrels per capita per day compare
  4. 9 Seychelles 0.0845 barrels per capita per day compare
  5. 10 Bermuda 0.0816 barrels per capita per day compare
  6. 11 Aruba 0.0736 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 Saudi Arabia?
Per capita daily oil consumption in Saudi Arabia was 0.0914 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 Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1031 barrels per capita per day in 2014.
What is the lowest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0606 barrels per capita per day in 1989.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for per capita daily oil consumption?
Saudi Arabia ranks 8th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
Is per capita daily oil consumption rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.