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Per capita daily oil consumption in Sweden

Sweden: Per capita daily oil consumption was 0.0288 barrels per capita per day in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0288 barrels per capita per day
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
46th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0634 barrels per capita per day
in 1980
All-time low
0.0287 barrels per capita per day
in 2018
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Per capita daily oil consumption in Sweden, 1980–2019

00.020.040.061980199920191980: 0.063 barrels per capita per day1981: 0.057 barrels per capita per day1982: 0.048 barrels per capita per day1983: 0.044 barrels per capita per day1984: 0.042 barrels per capita per day1985: 0.043 barrels per capita per day1986: 0.044 barrels per capita per day1987: 0.043 barrels per capita per day1988: 0.041 barrels per capita per day1989: 0.04 barrels per capita per day1990: 0.039 barrels per capita per day1991: 0.039 barrels per capita per day1992: 0.043 barrels per capita per day1993: 0.042 barrels per capita per day1994: 0.044 barrels per capita per day1995: 0.044 barrels per capita per day1996: 0.047 barrels per capita per day1997: 0.045 barrels per capita per day1998: 0.045 barrels per capita per day1999: 0.044 barrels per capita per day2000: 0.041 barrels per capita per day2001: 0.041 barrels per capita per day2002: 0.042 barrels per capita per day2003: 0.041 barrels per capita per day2004: 0.041 barrels per capita per day2005: 0.04 barrels per capita per day2006: 0.04 barrels per capita per day2007: 0.039 barrels per capita per day2008: 0.038 barrels per capita per day2009: 0.035 barrels per capita per day2010: 0.037 barrels per capita per day2011: 0.034 barrels per capita per day2012: 0.032 barrels per capita per day2013: 0.032 barrels per capita per day2014: 0.031 barrels per capita per day2015: 0.031 barrels per capita per day2016: 0.032 barrels per capita per day2017: 0.032 barrels per capita per day2018: 0.029 barrels per capita per day2019: 0.029 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 Sweden is 0.0288 barrels per capita per day, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily oil consumption in Sweden peaked at 0.0634 barrels per capita per day in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0287 barrels per capita per day, in 2018.

Sweden ranks 46th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Per capita daily oil consumption in Sweden, year by year

Year barrels per capita per day Change
1980 0.0634 barrels per capita per day —
1981 0.0566 barrels per capita per day -10.7%
1982 0.0483 barrels per capita per day -14.7%
1983 0.0438 barrels per capita per day -9.2%
1984 0.0415 barrels per capita per day -5.2%
1985 0.0428 barrels per capita per day +3.0%
1986 0.0443 barrels per capita per day +3.7%
1987 0.0434 barrels per capita per day -2.1%
1988 0.0415 barrels per capita per day -4.4%
1989 0.0395 barrels per capita per day -4.8%
1990 0.0392 barrels per capita per day -0.7%
1991 0.0395 barrels per capita per day +0.6%
1992 0.0428 barrels per capita per day +8.4%
1993 0.0419 barrels per capita per day -2.2%
1994 0.0444 barrels per capita per day +6.2%
1995 0.044 barrels per capita per day -1.0%
1996 0.0467 barrels per capita per day +6.2%
1997 0.0445 barrels per capita per day -4.7%
1998 0.0453 barrels per capita per day +1.8%
1999 0.0443 barrels per capita per day -2.3%
2000 0.0408 barrels per capita per day -8.0%
2001 0.0415 barrels per capita per day +1.7%
2002 0.0418 barrels per capita per day +0.9%
2003 0.0413 barrels per capita per day -1.1%
2004 0.041 barrels per capita per day -0.9%
2005 0.0402 barrels per capita per day -2.0%
2006 0.04 barrels per capita per day -0.4%
2007 0.0391 barrels per capita per day -2.2%
2008 0.0381 barrels per capita per day -2.6%
2009 0.0349 barrels per capita per day -8.4%
2010 0.0366 barrels per capita per day +4.8%
2011 0.0341 barrels per capita per day -6.8%
2012 0.0324 barrels per capita per day -5.0%
2013 0.0319 barrels per capita per day -1.3%
2014 0.0312 barrels per capita per day -2.2%
2015 0.0308 barrels per capita per day -1.5%
2016 0.0319 barrels per capita per day +3.8%
2017 0.032 barrels per capita per day +0.2%
2018 0.0287 barrels per capita per day -10.3%
2019 0.0288 barrels per capita per day +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0465 barrels per capita per day 0.0395 barrels per capita per day 0.0634 barrels per capita per day 10
1990s 0.0433 barrels per capita per day 0.0392 barrels per capita per day 0.0467 barrels per capita per day 10
2000s 0.0399 barrels per capita per day 0.0349 barrels per capita per day 0.0418 barrels per capita per day 10
2010s 0.0318 barrels per capita per day 0.0287 barrels per capita per day 0.0366 barrels per capita per day 10

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 43 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0301 barrels per capita per day compare
  2. 44 Greece 0.0292 barrels per capita per day compare
  3. 45 Japan 0.0289 barrels per capita per day compare
  4. 47 Denmark 0.0284 barrels per capita per day compare
  5. 48 Germany 0.0284 barrels per capita per day compare
  6. 49 Spain 0.0282 barrels per capita per day compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita daily oil consumption in Sweden?
Per capita daily oil consumption in Sweden was 0.0288 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 Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.0634 barrels per capita per day in 1980.
What is the lowest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0287 barrels per capita per day in 2018.
How does Sweden rank for per capita daily oil consumption?
Sweden ranks 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is per capita daily oil consumption rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden 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.