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Global Oil Consumption
Oil consumption rose by just under 1% worldwide between 2018 and 2019, versus 1.5% between 2017 and 2018. It has been steadily increasing over the last ten years but fell short of the symbolic threshold of 100 million barrels per day in 2019. The United States, China and India were the largest consumers of oil (40% of the world total). Consumption in Europe dipped but remained stable overall.
Global Oil Consumption (in thousands of barrels/day)
Global Oil Consumption (in thousands of barrels/day)
| Country | 2018 | 2019 | 2018-2019 Change | Share of Global Consumption |
| United States | 19,428 | 19,400 | -0.14 % | 19.74 % |
| China | 13,375 | 14,056 | +5.09 % | 14.30 % |
| India | 5,112 | 5,271 | +3.11 % | 5.36 % |
| Japan | 3,855 | 3,812 | -1.12 % | 3.88 % |
| Saudi Arabia | 3,769 | 3,788 | +0.50 % | 3.85 % |
| Russia | 3,282 | 3,317 | +1.07 % | 3.38 % |
| South Korea | 2,781 | 2,760 | -0.76 % | 2.81 % |
| Canada | 2,443 | 2,403 | -1.64 % | 2.45 % |
| Brazil | 2,377 | 2,398 | +0.88 % | 2.44 % |
| Germany | 2,260 | 2,281 | +0.93 % | 2.32 % |
| Iran | 1,835 | 2,018 | +9.97 % | 2.05 % |
| Mexico | 1,821 | 1,733 | -4.83 % | 1.76 % |
| France | 1,538 | 1,530 | -0.52 % | 1.56 % |
| Rest of the World | 33,472 | 33,505 | +0.10 % | 34.09 % |
| Total World | 97,348 | 98,272 | +0.95 % | 100.0 % |
Source: BP Statistical Review 2020