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The U.S. share of the world’s petroleum consumption is approximately one-quarter. The U.S. relies heavily on imported petroleum.
Imports accounted for 53% of U.S. petroleum consumption in 2002.
Domestic
petroleum
production a
Table 1.13
Petroleum Production and Consumption Ratios, 1950–2002
Net
petroleum
imports
Transportation
petroleum
consumption
U.S.
petroleum
consumption
World
petroleum
consumption
Net
imports
as a share of
U.S.
aTotal domestic production includes crude oil, natural gas plant liquids and small amounts of other liquids.
bData are not available.
cAverage annual percentage change is to the latest year possible.
TRANSPORTATION ENERGY DATA BOOK: EDITION 23—2003
U.S.
petroleum
consumption
as a share of
world
Transportation
petroleum use
as a share of
domestic
(million barrels per day) consumption consumption production
1950 5.91 0.55 3.36 6.46 b 8.4% b 56.8%
1955 7.58 0.88 4.46 8.46
b
10.4%
b
58.8%
1960 7.99 1.62 5.15 9.82 21.34 16.5% 46.0% 64.5%
1965 9.01 2.28 6.04 11.51 31.14 19.8% 37.0% 67.0%
1970 11.30 3.16 7.78 14.70 46.81 21.5% 31.4% 68.9%
1975 10.05 5.85 8.95 16.32 56.20 35.8% 29.0% 89.1%
1980 10.24 6.38 9.57 17.10 63.07 37.3% 27.1% 93.5%
1981 10.23 5.40 9.49 16.06 60.90 33.6% 26.4% 92.7%
1982 10.25 4.30 9.31 15.30 59.50 28.1% 25.7% 90.8%
1983 10.30 4.31 9.41 15.23 58.74 28.3% 25.9% 91.3%
1984 10.58 4.73 9.71 15.77 59.84 30.0% 26.4% 91.8%
1985 10.64 4.29 9.85 15.73 60.10 27.3% 26.2% 92.6%
1986 10.29 5.44 10.23 16.28 61.76 33.4% 26.4% 99.5%
1987 10.01 5.91 10.53 16.67 63.00 35.5% 26.5% 105.2%
1988 9.84 6.60 10.91 17.28 64.82 38.1% 26.7% 110.9%
1989 9.22 7.20 11.00 17.33 65.92 41.6% 26.3% 119.3%
1990 8.99 7.16 10.97 16.99 65.98 42.2% 25.7% 122.0%
1991 9.17 6.63 10.80 16.71 66.73 39.6% 25.0% 117.8%
1992 9.01 6.94 10.97 17.03 66.92 40.8% 25.4% 121.8%
1993 8.84 7.62 11.18 17.24 67.12 44.2% 25.7% 126.5%
1994 8.65 8.05 11.48 17.72 68.42 45.4% 25.9% 132.7%
1995 8.63 7.89 11.72 17.73 69.99 44.5% 25.3% 135.8%
1996 8.61 8.50 11.99 18.31 71.58 46.4% 25.6% 139.3%
1997 8.61 9.16 12.12 18.62 73.10 49.2% 25.5% 140.8%
1998 8.39 9.76 12.46 18.92 73.86 51.6% 25.6% 148.5%
1999 8.11 9.91 12.83 19.52 75.61 50.8% 25.8% 158.2%
2000 8.11 10.42 13.12 19.70 76.90 52.9% 25.6% 161.8%
2001 8.05 10.90 13.51 19.65 77.13 55.5% 25.5% 167.8%
2002 8.12 10.38 13.15 19.66 b 52.8% b 161.9%
Average annual percentage change
1950–2002 0.6% 5.8% 2.7% 2.2% b
1970–2002 -1.0% 3.8% 1.7% 0.9% 1.6% c
1992–2002 -1.0% 4.1% 1.8% 1.4% 1.6% c
Source:
U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review, April 2003, Tables 2.5,
3.1a, 3.1b, and A3. (Pre-1973 data from the Annual Energy Review).
World petroleum consumption - U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration,
International Energy Annual 2001, March 2003, Table 1.1, and annual.
(Additional resources: www.eia.doe.gov)
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