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Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day) in Venezuela

Venezuela: Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day) was 0.0202 barrels per capita per day in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.0202 barrels per capita per day
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
71st
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0286 barrels per capita per day
in 2012
All-time low
0.0194 barrels per capita per day
in 1999
Years of data
39
1980–2018

Per capita daily oil consumption in Venezuela, 1980–2018

00.010.020.031980199920181980: 0.026 barrels per capita per day1981: 0.028 barrels per capita per day1982: 0.027 barrels per capita per day1983: 0.024 barrels per capita per day1984: 0.022 barrels per capita per day1985: 0.022 barrels per capita per day1986: 0.023 barrels per capita per day1987: 0.022 barrels per capita per day1988: 0.021 barrels per capita per day1989: 0.02 barrels per capita per day1990: 0.02 barrels per capita per day1991: 0.02 barrels per capita per day1992: 0.02 barrels per capita per day1993: 0.02 barrels per capita per day1994: 0.02 barrels per capita per day1995: 0.02 barrels per capita per day1996: 0.02 barrels per capita per day1997: 0.02 barrels per capita per day1998: 0.02 barrels per capita per day1999: 0.019 barrels per capita per day2000: 0.02 barrels per capita per day2001: 0.021 barrels per capita per day2002: 0.021 barrels per capita per day2003: 0.02 barrels per capita per day2004: 0.022 barrels per capita per day2005: 0.024 barrels per capita per day2006: 0.024 barrels per capita per day2007: 0.024 barrels per capita per day2008: 0.026 barrels per capita per day2009: 0.027 barrels per capita per day2010: 0.027 barrels per capita per day2011: 0.025 barrels per capita per day2012: 0.029 barrels per capita per day2013: 0.026 barrels per capita per day2014: 0.026 barrels per capita per day2015: 0.023 barrels per capita per day2016: 0.024 barrels per capita per day2017: 0.022 barrels per capita per day2018: 0.02 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

In 2018, per capita daily oil consumption in Venezuela stood at 0.0202 barrels per capita per day.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily oil consumption in Venezuela peaked at 0.0286 barrels per capita per day in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0194 barrels per capita per day, in 1999.

Venezuela ranks 71st 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 (barrels per capita per day) in Venezuela, year by year

Year barrels per capita per day Change
1980 0.0263 barrels per capita per day —
1981 0.0278 barrels per capita per day +5.4%
1982 0.0267 barrels per capita per day -4.0%
1983 0.0243 barrels per capita per day -8.7%
1984 0.0225 barrels per capita per day -7.7%
1985 0.0221 barrels per capita per day -1.5%
1986 0.0226 barrels per capita per day +2.1%
1987 0.0221 barrels per capita per day -2.0%
1988 0.0211 barrels per capita per day -4.4%
1989 0.0202 barrels per capita per day -4.5%
1990 0.0201 barrels per capita per day -0.4%
1991 0.0202 barrels per capita per day +0.2%
1992 0.0201 barrels per capita per day -0.1%
1993 0.0204 barrels per capita per day +1.2%
1994 0.0204 barrels per capita per day +0.3%
1995 0.0205 barrels per capita per day +0.1%
1996 0.0198 barrels per capita per day -3.4%
1997 0.0199 barrels per capita per day +0.9%
1998 0.0196 barrels per capita per day -1.6%
1999 0.0194 barrels per capita per day -1.1%
2000 0.02 barrels per capita per day +2.8%
2001 0.0215 barrels per capita per day +7.7%
2002 0.0214 barrels per capita per day -0.6%
2003 0.0197 barrels per capita per day -7.6%
2004 0.0219 barrels per capita per day +10.8%
2005 0.0243 barrels per capita per day +11.0%
2006 0.0239 barrels per capita per day -1.3%
2007 0.0241 barrels per capita per day +0.6%
2008 0.0263 barrels per capita per day +9.2%
2009 0.0266 barrels per capita per day +1.2%
2010 0.0272 barrels per capita per day +2.3%
2011 0.0251 barrels per capita per day -7.8%
2012 0.0286 barrels per capita per day +13.9%
2013 0.0256 barrels per capita per day -10.7%
2014 0.0259 barrels per capita per day +1.5%
2015 0.0227 barrels per capita per day -12.6%
2016 0.0238 barrels per capita per day +4.8%
2017 0.0219 barrels per capita per day -7.8%
2018 0.0202 barrels per capita per day -8.0%

Venezuela compared with similar countries

  • Venezuela's 0.0202 barrels per capita per day is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0033 barrels per capita per day, 6.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Venezuela's 0.0202 barrels per capita per day is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0167 barrels per capita per day, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0236 barrels per capita per day 0.0202 barrels per capita per day 0.0278 barrels per capita per day 10
1990s 0.02 barrels per capita per day 0.0194 barrels per capita per day 0.0205 barrels per capita per day 10
2000s 0.023 barrels per capita per day 0.0197 barrels per capita per day 0.0266 barrels per capita per day 10
2010s 0.0246 barrels per capita per day 0.0202 barrels per capita per day 0.0286 barrels per capita per day 9

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 68 Estonia 0.022 barrels per capita per day compare
  2. 69 Czechia 0.0206 barrels per capita per day compare
  3. 70 Thailand 0.0204 barrels per capita per day compare
  4. 72 Latvia 0.0201 barrels per capita per day compare
  5. 73 Italy 0.02 barrels per capita per day compare
  6. 74 Guyana 0.0197 barrels per capita per day compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita daily oil consumption in Venezuela?
Per capita daily oil consumption in Venezuela was 0.0202 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 Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 0.0286 barrels per capita per day in 2012.
What is the lowest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0194 barrels per capita per day in 1999.
How does Venezuela rank for per capita daily oil consumption?
Venezuela ranks 71st out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
Is per capita daily oil consumption rising or falling in Venezuela?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Venezuela 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.