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The United States has accounted for approximately one-quarter of the world’s petroleum consumption for
the last two decades.
Table 1.4
World Petroleum Consumption, 1960–2001
(million barrels per day)
United U.S.
Year States share Total OECDa Total
non-OECD World
1960 9.80 45.9% 15.78 5.56 21.34
1965 11.51 37.0% 22.81 8.33 31.14
1970 14.70 31.4% 34.49 12.32 46.81
1975 16.32 29.0% 38.82 17.38 56.20
1976 17.46 29.3% 41.39 18.28 59.67
1977 18.43 29.8% 42.43 19.40 61.83
1978 18.85 29.4% 43.62 20.54 64.16
1979 18.51 28.4% 44.01 21.21 65.22
1980 17.06 27.0% 41.41 21.66 63.07
1981 16.06 26.4% 39.14 21.76 60.90
1982 15.30 25.7% 37.45 22.05 59.50
1983 15.23 25.9% 36.59 22.15 58.74
1984 15.73 26.3% 37.43 22.40 59.83
1985 15.73 26.2% 37.23 22.86 60.09
1986 16.28 26.4% 38.28 23.48 61.76
1987 16.67 26.5% 38.96 24.04 63.00
1988 17.28 26.7% 40.24 24.58 64.82
1989 17.33 26.3% 40.88 25.04 65.92
1990 16.99 25.8% 40.92 25.05 65.97
1991 16.71 25.0% 41.40 25.16 66.56
1992 17.03 25.4% 42.42 24.34 66.76
1993 17.24 25.7% 42.98 24.02 67.00
1994 17.72 25.9% 44.17 24.12 68.29
1995 17.73 25.3% 44.96 24.92 69.88
1996 18.31 25.6% 46.07 25.34 71.41
1997 18.62 25.5% 46.63 26.22 72.85
1998 18.92 25.6% 46.89 26.71 73.60
1999 19.52 25.9% 47.69 27.29 74.98
2000 19.70 25.9% 47.92 27.61 75.53
2001 19.65 25.9% 47.68 28.28 75.96
Average annual percentage change
1960–2001 1.7% 2.7% 4.0% 3.1%
1970–2001 0.9% 1.1% 2.7% 1.6%
1991–2001 1.6% 1.4% 1.2% 1.3%
Source:
U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Review
2001, Washington, DC, July 2002, Table 11.9 and updates from the International
Petroleum Monthly, July 2002.
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