Top 21 World Oil Consumers, 2007-2010 -- BP

by Aaron and David Rachovich

Oil Consumption*  

Rank	Country	Year 2010 (thousand barrels per day)	Year 2009 (thousand barrels per day)	Year 2008 (thousand barrels per day)	Year 2007 (thousand barrels per day)
1.	United States	19,148	18,771	19,498	20,680
2.	China**	9,381	8,481	8,230	8,141
3.	Japan	4,451	4,391	4,836	5,029
4.	India	3,319	3,211	3,068	2,835
5.	Russia	3,199	2,936	3,036	2,913
6.	Saudi Arabia	2,812	2,624	2,387	2,200
7.	Brazil	2,604	2,399	2,382	2,234
8.	Germany	2,441	2,409	2,502	2,380
9.	South Korea	2,384	2,326	2,287	2,389
10.	Canada	2,276	2,179	2,288	2,323
11.	Mexico	1,994	1,996	2,055	2,070
12.	Iran	1,799	1,787	1,822	1,718
13.	France	1,744	1,822	1,889	1,911
14.	United Kingdom	1,590	1,610	1,683	1,716
15.	Italy	1,532	1,563	1,661	1,740
16.	Spain	1,505	1,525	1,587	1,629
17.	Indonesia	1,304	1,289	1,264	1,270
18.	Singapore	1,185	1,067	990	941
19.	Thailand	1,128	1,121	1,090	1,088
20.	Netherlands	1,057	1,041	1,069	1,123
21.	Taiwan	1,026	983	990	1,093
Total World		87,382	84,714	85,999	86,428
OECD		46,438	45,963	48,053	49,611
Non-OECD		40,944	38,751	37,946	36,817
EU		13,890	14,016	14,757	14,801

*Inland demand plus international aviation and marine bunkers and refinery fuel and loss.  Consumption of fuel ethanol and biodiesel is also included.

**Including Hong Kong. Hong Kong's consumption was 324,000 b/d in 2010, 280,000 b/d in 2009, 293,000 b/d in 2008 and 324,000 b/d in 2007 (D.R.)

Source: BP Statistical Review of World Energy, June 2011, here.

(China's oil consumption, including Hong Kong China, grew by 0.9 million barrels per day, or 10.6%, to reach 9.4 million barrels per day in 2010, according to the BP's figures. Please compare the BP's data with the EIA data -- "Top 25 World Oil Consumers, 2009-2010 -- EIA." Update: Please see my post "World's 22 Largest Oil Consumers, 2007-2011 -- BP"  -- D.R.)