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Per capita daily oil consumption in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Per capita daily oil consumption was 0.0057 barrels per capita per day in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.0057 barrels per capita per day
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
131st
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0059 barrels per capita per day
in 2017
All-time low
0.0019 barrels per capita per day
in 1989
Years of data
39
1980–2018

Per capita daily oil consumption in Sri Lanka, 1980–2018

0.0020.0030.0040.0050.0061980199920181980: 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: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1996: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1997: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1998: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1999: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2000: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2001: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2002: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2003: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2004: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2005: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2006: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2007: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2008: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2009: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2010: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2011: 0.005 barrels per capita per day2012: 0.005 barrels per capita per day2013: 0.005 barrels per capita per day2014: 0.005 barrels per capita per day2015: 0.005 barrels per capita per day2016: 0.006 barrels per capita per day2017: 0.006 barrels per capita per day2018: 0.006 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

Sri Lanka recorded 0.0057 barrels per capita per day for per capita daily oil consumption in 2018.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily oil consumption in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0059 barrels per capita per day in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 barrels per capita per day, in 1989.

Sri Lanka ranks 131st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Per capita daily oil consumption in Sri Lanka, year by year

Year barrels per capita per day Change
1980 0.0023 barrels per capita per day —
1981 0.0022 barrels per capita per day -1.6%
1982 0.0023 barrels per capita per day +1.4%
1983 0.0023 barrels per capita per day +1.4%
1984 0.0024 barrels per capita per day +6.8%
1985 0.002 barrels per capita per day -16.6%
1986 0.0019 barrels per capita per day -6.7%
1987 0.0022 barrels per capita per day +14.5%
1988 0.002 barrels per capita per day -7.6%
1989 0.0019 barrels per capita per day -8.0%
1990 0.002 barrels per capita per day +9.0%
1991 0.0019 barrels per capita per day -3.7%
1992 0.002 barrels per capita per day +5.0%
1993 0.0023 barrels per capita per day +12.6%
1994 0.0025 barrels per capita per day +8.7%
1995 0.0026 barrels per capita per day +4.2%
1996 0.0029 barrels per capita per day +12.9%
1997 0.0033 barrels per capita per day +11.8%
1998 0.0033 barrels per capita per day +0.8%
1999 0.0035 barrels per capita per day +5.9%
2000 0.0042 barrels per capita per day +19.8%
2001 0.0041 barrels per capita per day -3.1%
2002 0.0042 barrels per capita per day +3.7%
2003 0.0042 barrels per capita per day -1.1%
2004 0.0044 barrels per capita per day +4.7%
2005 0.0045 barrels per capita per day +2.7%
2006 0.0044 barrels per capita per day -1.9%
2007 0.0045 barrels per capita per day +1.3%
2008 0.0043 barrels per capita per day -3.2%
2009 0.0041 barrels per capita per day -4.9%
2010 0.0044 barrels per capita per day +6.7%
2011 0.005 barrels per capita per day +13.7%
2012 0.0053 barrels per capita per day +7.3%
2013 0.0046 barrels per capita per day -13.3%
2014 0.0051 barrels per capita per day +9.8%
2015 0.0052 barrels per capita per day +1.1%
2016 0.0058 barrels per capita per day +13.6%
2017 0.0059 barrels per capita per day +0.7%
2018 0.0057 barrels per capita per day -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0021 barrels per capita per day 0.0019 barrels per capita per day 0.0024 barrels per capita per day 10
1990s 0.0026 barrels per capita per day 0.0019 barrels per capita per day 0.0035 barrels per capita per day 10
2000s 0.0043 barrels per capita per day 0.0041 barrels per capita per day 0.0045 barrels per capita per day 10
2010s 0.0052 barrels per capita per day 0.0044 barrels per capita per day 0.0059 barrels per capita per day 9

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 128 Indonesia 0.0064 barrels per capita per day compare
  2. 129 Kyrgyzstan 0.0063 barrels per capita per day compare
  3. 130 Guatemala 0.0062 barrels per capita per day compare
  4. 132 Ukraine 0.0054 barrels per capita per day compare
  5. 133 Nicaragua 0.0053 barrels per capita per day compare
  6. 134 Palestine, State of 0.0053 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 Sri Lanka?
Per capita daily oil consumption in Sri Lanka was 0.0057 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 Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.0059 barrels per capita per day in 2017.
What is the lowest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 barrels per capita per day in 1989.
How does Sri Lanka rank for per capita daily oil consumption?
Sri Lanka ranks 131st out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
Is per capita daily oil consumption rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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.