Per capita daily oil consumption in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Per capita daily oil consumption was 0.0235 barrels per capita per day in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0235 barrels per capita per day
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
63rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0324 barrels per capita per day
in 1984
All-time low
0.0235 barrels per capita per day
in 2019
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Per capita daily oil consumption in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1980–2019

00.010.020.031980199920191980: 0.031 barrels per capita per day1981: 0.028 barrels per capita per day1982: 0.028 barrels per capita per day1983: 0.027 barrels per capita per day1984: 0.032 barrels per capita per day1985: 0.029 barrels per capita per day1986: 0.029 barrels per capita per day1987: 0.028 barrels per capita per day1988: 0.03 barrels per capita per day1989: 0.03 barrels per capita per day1990: 0.031 barrels per capita per day1991: 0.031 barrels per capita per day1992: 0.032 barrels per capita per day1993: 0.032 barrels per capita per day1994: 0.032 barrels per capita per day1995: 0.031 barrels per capita per day1996: 0.032 barrels per capita per day1997: 0.031 barrels per capita per day1998: 0.031 barrels per capita per day1999: 0.031 barrels per capita per day2000: 0.03 barrels per capita per day2001: 0.03 barrels per capita per day2002: 0.029 barrels per capita per day2003: 0.029 barrels per capita per day2004: 0.03 barrels per capita per day2005: 0.03 barrels per capita per day2006: 0.03 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: 0.025 barrels per capita per day2012: 0.024 barrels per capita per day2013: 0.024 barrels per capita per day2014: 0.023 barrels per capita per day2015: 0.024 barrels per capita per day2016: 0.024 barrels per capita per day2017: 0.025 barrels per capita per day2018: 0.024 barrels per capita per day2019: 0.023 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

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 0.0235 barrels per capita per day for per capita daily oil consumption in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily oil consumption in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.0324 barrels per capita per day in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0235 barrels per capita per day, in 2019.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 63rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Per capita daily oil consumption in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1980 to 2019.
Year barrels per capita per day Change
1980 0.0306 barrels per capita per day
1981 0.0282 barrels per capita per day -7.9%
1982 0.0282 barrels per capita per day +0.0%
1983 0.0272 barrels per capita per day -3.7%
1984 0.0324 barrels per capita per day +19.0%
1985 0.0286 barrels per capita per day -11.6%
1986 0.0289 barrels per capita per day +1.0%
1987 0.0284 barrels per capita per day -1.8%
1988 0.0297 barrels per capita per day +4.8%
1989 0.0303 barrels per capita per day +2.0%
1990 0.031 barrels per capita per day +2.3%
1991 0.0314 barrels per capita per day +1.2%
1992 0.0315 barrels per capita per day +0.4%
1993 0.0317 barrels per capita per day +0.5%
1994 0.0317 barrels per capita per day -0.0%
1995 0.0313 barrels per capita per day -1.2%
1996 0.0318 barrels per capita per day +1.7%
1997 0.031 barrels per capita per day -2.5%
1998 0.0306 barrels per capita per day -1.3%
1999 0.0309 barrels per capita per day +0.7%
2000 0.03 barrels per capita per day -2.9%
2001 0.0295 barrels per capita per day -1.4%
2002 0.0293 barrels per capita per day -0.9%
2003 0.0295 barrels per capita per day +0.7%
2004 0.0298 barrels per capita per day +1.1%
2005 0.0301 barrels per capita per day +1.0%
2006 0.0297 barrels per capita per day -1.5%
2007 0.0285 barrels per capita per day -3.8%
2008 0.028 barrels per capita per day -2.0%
2009 0.0264 barrels per capita per day -5.7%
2010 0.0259 barrels per capita per day -2.0%
2011 0.025 barrels per capita per day -3.4%
2012 0.0241 barrels per capita per day -3.7%
2013 0.0236 barrels per capita per day -2.1%
2014 0.0235 barrels per capita per day -0.4%
2015 0.024 barrels per capita per day +2.0%
2016 0.0243 barrels per capita per day +1.5%
2017 0.0246 barrels per capita per day +1.2%
2018 0.0242 barrels per capita per day -1.6%
2019 0.0235 barrels per capita per day -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0293 barrels per capita per day 0.0272 barrels per capita per day 0.0324 barrels per capita per day 10
1990s 0.0313 barrels per capita per day 0.0306 barrels per capita per day 0.0318 barrels per capita per day 10
2000s 0.0291 barrels per capita per day 0.0264 barrels per capita per day 0.0301 barrels per capita per day 10
2010s 0.0243 barrels per capita per day 0.0235 barrels per capita per day 0.0259 barrels per capita per day 10

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 60 Portugal 0.0243 barrels per capita per day compare
  2. 61 French Polynesia 0.0241 barrels per capita per day compare
  3. 62 Lithuania 0.0239 barrels per capita per day compare
  4. 64 Maldives 0.0227 barrels per capita per day compare
  5. 65 Macau, China 0.0227 barrels per capita per day compare
  6. 66 Malaysia 0.0224 barrels per capita per day compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita daily oil consumption in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Per capita daily oil consumption in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.0235 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0324 barrels per capita per day in 1984.
What is the lowest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0235 barrels per capita per day in 2019.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for per capita daily oil consumption?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 63rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is per capita daily oil consumption rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.